by Tim Floyd | Jul 21, 2017 | Website Blog
One piece flow everything, everywhere. There’s a lot of assumptions baked into that statement. An assumption that one piece is the right quantity, that flow is the most efficient condition, and that it has universal application. We shouldn’t take those assumptions...
by Tim Floyd | Jun 7, 2017 | Website Blog
The “fast casual” restaurant category may be the furthest thing from automotive production, but a recent article in the Wall Street Journal perfectly captures the application of Toyota Production System (TPS) principles to this industry. It’s a fun illustration of why...
by Tim Floyd | Jun 2, 2017 | Website Blog
Every warehouse, manufacturing plant, production facility, and logistics operation – no matter where they are or what they do – has to manage the same 5 kinds of material and information flow. Your success will be determined by how well you design and integrate these...
by Tim Floyd | Jun 1, 2017 | Website Blog
Click on the headings below for links to full news articles Tool and Die – Manufacturing canary in the coal mine? IndustryWeek recently posted an article on the tool and die industry that’s worth a read. The manufacturing ecosystem depends on healthy tool...
by Tim Floyd | May 18, 2017 | Website Blog
There is clear support for the safety, resource efficiency, and productivity of forklift free / fork truck free initiatives. Those elements show why the initiative is important, but they don’t always create the clear moment of insight into your operation and why it...
