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Why a Plan for Every Part Should be Your First Step in your Lean Journey
Many logistics teams, irrespective of industry, are realizing the benefits of introducing a lean material-handling system to their business. The inability to maintain control of inventory and production line downtime due to delayed part delivery are issues...
What is the Standard?: How Lessons Learned in the Military Can Make a Difference in Business.
What is the standard?
Let’s take it one step further. If there is a standard, is it understood by everyone involved in the process?
It is my firm belief that that simple question can alleviate many problems in day-to-day operations.
RFID: Is it the Right Solution for Your Business?
Way back in 2013, my team was tasked with implementing RFID for the systemic transfer of all raw components from the warehouse to the production lines. With ~10,000 kanbans delivered each day across 3 shifts, this “cutting-edge” solution would allow us to transfer...
Improve Your Year-End Inventory Results
In a time where no one can agree on anything, it’s nice that at least those of us who make our living making things can be united on one thing: we all share a deep and abiding hatred for the annual year-end inventory. You want me to forever question your moral...
Vision: The Difference Maker
Perhaps the greatest advantage to being a lean-logistics consultant is the ability to benchmark manufacturers across a variety of industries. And while they each have their own unique challenges, they have more shared struggles than some would care to admit. They all...