Are You Asking Good Questions?
Gain a Strategic Focus on Quality IF Customers are Important
Tour of Toyota and the Toyota Production System
Forget About Cost Savings: Look for Process Opportunities
Lean or No Lean, a Demand Plan is a MUST
Lessons Learned from a Genius Businessman
Harry used uncommon common sense to spot opportunities to turn around companies. His wisdom, integrity and generosity will be missed. My best friend's dad was as close to a business genius as I've stood. He made his employers rich beyond their wildest dreams yet he was happy with this [...]
The Value of Process Flows
Being a systems pragmatist is critical in not making assumptions about your processes, but rather review every production step to uncover any issues that were not being addressed. When the idea of The Systems Pragmatist service line popped to mind, I was thinking about the critical importance of systems [...]
6 Process & Systems Trends for Success
Business processes should evolve as the business climate changes by keeping an eye out for emerging trends and finding opportunities to pull ahead of the competition. As the year rapidly comes to a close, it seems an opportune time to discuss systems and process trends. I find that those [...]
The Manufacturing Connector – Profit through People
More than ever manufacturing and distribution operations are linked and fueled by people worldwide. When you make them the cornerstone of your success profit will follow. When I talk about The Manufacturing Connector(SM), I am referring to the comprehensive process to connect the rapid assessment and identification of key [...]