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...
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...