Break the Rapid Improvement Event into 3 Phases. Phase 1 - Create a Physical Layout and Implement the Layout by the team Duration: One...

Phase 1 - Create a Physical Layout and Implement the Plan Create a plan for a physical layout Bring multiple tasks together. COMBINE...

Phase 2 - Train the Supervisor to TRAIN THE OPERATORS Develop the sequence of all the steps which the operators must perform for the...

Phase 3 - Managing Daily Improvement - for any process, manual or automatic Record the defects and downtime and the causes of each, plus...

It does not matter how fast the fastest machine is going; it matters how slow the slowest is going. Find the slowest machine or process...

Picking the right team, is crucial to a successful rapid improvement event. An ideal team includes: The CEO with financial responsibility...

Who WHO DO WE PROMOTE TO SUPERVISOR, and Why do you know this candidate for Supervisor will be successful? To answer this question, we...

WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU TOUR A PLANT? The first thing I see is the people. How many are there? Where are they in the plant? Are they...

How to Manage Daily Improvement? We keep score when we play sports, and we keep score in our business. In both sports and business, we...

How does your company “MANAGE GIFTS FROM VENDORS”? Vendors often provide gifts to business employees involved in making vendor selections...

“How do you know if a business has Standard Work Processes in place?” Can you observe any operator in the business and write down the...

Three Questions Used to Evaluate Employees “Do they get it?” refers to the employee understanding his/her organizational role? “Do they...

We need to understand how large the difference in productivity is in each industry. Do you know how your business compares to competitors?

When a manufacturing company in your portfolio isn’t performing, is it the company or your expectations that missed the mark? Whether...

You’re ready to make a move on an acquisition opportunity. You bring in your best brains and perhaps hire outside consultants...

At the start of the new year, the international trade scene remains uncertain, and the effects of tariffs on steel and aluminum continue....