One of the first training programs I run is not about Lean. It’s not about Adding Value to the Customer, how they must strive for perfection, etc. etc. No, one…
Private equity portfolio companies face aggressive goals when they try to expand their business in short-time frames. With acquisitions thrown into the mix, there is added complexity and risk. The…
Most companies don’t understand the effort that it takes to become a Lean company. They all want to be world class but they all want somebody to do it for…
Set high performance expectation goals & pace of daily support of the new manner of work Engage & empower your people to solve problems Create organizational structure with readily identified…
It’s important to keep your drivers happy and your fleet happy as this infographic about the high cost of employing (and losing) a truck driver shows. Here’s how I help…
The biggest challenge I encounter in achieving supply chain excellence is that many organizations believe they are powerless when it comes to working with their suppliers. The typical beliefs I…
My perspective is that obstacles to supply chain operational excellence occur in business when there is a lack of alignment between people’s measure of success. In most organizations communication is…
The word disruption is so overused in business it threatens to become jargon which is never a positive fate for a term as important as this one. The people overusing…
Achieving supply chain operational excellence is not an easy target, you need to combine a variety of different factors together; attitudes and competencies, robust processes, and the right technology, are…
