Among our plant supervisors, I see some consistent patterns that represent performance shortfalls. All manufacturing supervisors face simila...

The effectiveness of a Manufacturing supervisor has a major impact on the success of a business. At a shift-level, department-level, plant-l...

Does culture come before lean or does lean come before culture? It’s kind of a chicken or egg kind of question. Having implemented lean meth...

Love may be a strong word for a continuous improvement tool, but in this case, it is warranted. So what do I really love about the PDCA cycl...

Moving the Culture Forward - Stay the course with Lean

In the beginning steps of your lean journey, not everyone will be on board and wal...

Workplace competition occurs an employee's primary objective is self-promotion with their ultimate goal being career advancement. For exampl...

Why do some departments perform better? When you walk around to the different departments within your manufacturing plant or your business a...