by Tim Floyd | Dec 16, 2019 | Shadow Boards
A custom shadow board organizes your workspace by creating the perfect place for every tool and visually indicating when these tools are missing. Mechanics and operators won’t need to search around to find the right tool, and workstations will be clean and organized...
by Tim Floyd | Nov 15, 2019 | Lean Manufacturing
So, you’re interested in pursuing lean manufacturing. Maybe some of your competitors have implemented lean strategies with success, or maybe you know it’s your only option to efficiently integrate that new product line into your facility. It’s clear that lean...
by Tim Floyd | Aug 11, 2019 | Lean Implementation
Hiring a lean manufacturing consultant isn’t an easy task. “Consultants” are often viewed as “armchair quarterbacks”; having strong opinions about every play made yet having little or no skin in the game to actually affect the outcome. But if you’re serious about...
by Tim Floyd | Mar 22, 2019 | Material Flow
Material handling carts are used to improve material flow through any operation. However, even operations that use carts effectively sometimes struggle to identify good cart applications. They use too many forklifts, move things manually, or have stagnant inventory....
by Tim Floyd | Mar 22, 2019 | Website Blog
Lean can be effectively applied at any scale of time or space. Action implemented in a span of one minute or one decade. A system coordinated between five cells or five countries. The incredible power of lean is the power of scale. It’s also an incredible weakness....
