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**No images or Business Name as Customer NDA in place** Opportunity This Private Equity owned business was under performing against budget. Particular attention was required within the operational areas with Productivity and On Time Delivery drifting. The Managing Director required a system to: communicate the strategy, allocate…

In the world of lean manufacturing, ‘The 7 Wastes’ are infamous for their stealthy operations, silently chipping away at profits and productivity. These wastes fly under the radar, often going unnoticed by even the most astute professionals. Yet, if left unchecked, they can cripple an organisation’s ability…

Effective leadership is paramount in steering organisations toward success. Leadership Standard Work (LSW) represents a transformative approach that embeds discipline, visibility, and accountability into the daily routines of leaders at all levels. At its core, LSW is a systematic, documented set of behaviours and activities that are…

Committed LEADERSHIP is essential to success Maintaining a strong CUSTOMER FOCUS assures we’re fixing the right things and going in the right direction Effective PROCESS MANAGEMENT accelerates improvement & helps us keep ahead of our competitors Drive improvement goals through the enterprise using effective STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT &…

Standardised Work is one of the most powerful but least used tools within business, yet it is one of the foundations to Lean Manufacturing From my experience “without standards we do not have continuous improvement only chaos”. The declarations I have heard, “we don’t make cars”, “You…

Over the last few months I had a number of discussions regarding what I call “Performance Rooms” others call “War Rooms” (never really been keen on that expression but as long as the process is followed what does it matter) or the Japanese term “Obeya Rooms”. I…

Some contacts asking about A3 Problem Solving, I thought I would do a quick overview. Problem solving is about thinking, but writing things down can help thinking as well. Using the A3 process we can document key information and decisions each step of the way which can…

It’s been an interesting month, great meetings, new contacts and one of the most interesting presentations I‘ve given regarding Operational Excellence and Problem Solving. The presentation was given to the Manufacturing and Construction sectors as part of a Seminar/Workshop. The comments at the end we’re ones I…

Just reading though an article (again) in the UK Manufacturing Review and felt compelled to quote James Selka (CEO of The Manufacturing Technologies Association). I have to say James is spot on with his comments. “We are living through an explosion in the potential of technology, and…