by Tim Floyd | Oct 18, 2017 | Website Blog
I’m a big donut fan. When I’m in your city, I’m searching out the local hotspot to test the best. As an invention, donuts are up there at the top. Maybe flight is better, but only by a fraction. Took a weekend trip to upstate NY this summer and found...
by Tim Floyd | Sep 27, 2017 | Website Blog
“The root of my success is acting rationally about capital allocation” – Warren Buffett As the weather here starts to turn and we enter the fourth quarter of the calendar year, two separate cycles combined in my mind. The cool weather creates perfect...
by Tim Floyd | Sep 5, 2017 | Website Blog
Do you feel like you’re in an infinite loop of frustrating layout changes as you keep changing process elements? It’s probably because you started layout planning too soon. Two quotes on this subject from Chihiro Nakao, from the book Kaizen Forever “Build a process...
by Tim Floyd | Aug 7, 2017 | Website Blog
You’ve made the decision to go lean. One of your initiatives for this year is to go forklift free and you have a plan for how to make it happen. There is a solid plan for where parts will be stored, where they will be used, the packaging they’ll be in, and how to...
by Tim Floyd | Aug 2, 2017 | Website Blog
We hear this question all the time – “What will my payback from lean be?” The payback will be tremendous, the increase in capability will be tremendous, the impact on your environment will be tremendous, the impact on your people will be tremendous. It can start as an...
