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Get the Fork Outta Here! Fork lifts, that is – Part 1
Eliminate fork lifts from all work and walk areas. Fork lift elimination from personnel zones should be the priority goal shared by leadership, health-safety-environment (HSE), and materials management – this applies to all industries, but manufacturing, production,...
Prioritize Improving
Your Internal Logistics System
I see different production and office environments every week, and all of them represent opportunities for improvement. A common theme is the subject of “Where to start?” If we split any work area up into two oversimplified categories you have 1. The work being...
Don’t think – Act! – with Customers in Mind
What is the purpose of a business? Focus, focus, focus on the customer. There are five fundamental components to a business, in descending order of importance: Customers Employees Products Suppliers Shareholders Of course there are other critical, necessary, and...
Geolean Global News: Create Superior Material Flow with Integrated Carts
Integrate Part Protection and Material Flow Carts with integrated part protection are a great way to control and manage WIP inventory. Instead of double handling WIP parts by putting them in a container, storing that container, and then putting that container on a...
Is PM Operation Critical? Ask the Navy.
The Navy has a problem – only 47% of their jets could fly right now. 47% operational readiness = 53% aircraft on ground. 53% of a potential resource unable to be used for the intended purpose. It’s not only the jets. There is also a backlog of ship refits. From...
Lean Management – An Interview with Geolean Co-Founder Ludovic Ott
An interview with Geolean founder Ludovic Ott was published in the magazine L'Opinion. Much of the discussion references conditions for French industry, but the same issues are equally present in North America. Original article in French, English translation below:...
Lessons From Leaders – Jeff Immelt, GE CEO, with LinkedIn
Jeff Immelt, CEO – GE, gave a set of interviews with LinkedIn this summer. Although it’s been a few months, the discussion points apply just as clearly now. I’d like to highlight a few statements that caught my ear specifically in a manufacturing context. Take a few...
Are you a Waste-buster or a Flow-master?
Most people familiar with the concept of lean manufacturing and standard production systems have heard of the seven wastes. If you haven’t, you’re probably going to skip this post and move on. If you have, there is an important point you may not have considered. There...
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IS YOUR FACTORY A GOOD FIT FOR LEAN INTEGRATION?
Fill out our lean integration checklist to determine if your factory might be ready for lean integration.
THE COMPLETE
GUIDE TO LEAN INTEGRATION
Here's everything you need to know broken down into manageable parts that are easy to implement.
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