by Tim Floyd | Apr 25, 2017 | Website Blog
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,...
by Tim Floyd | Apr 19, 2017 | Website Blog
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...
by Tim Floyd | Apr 4, 2017 | Website Blog
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...
by Tim Floyd | Mar 29, 2017 | Website Blog
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...
by Tim Floyd | Mar 27, 2017 | Website Blog
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...
by Tim Floyd | Mar 24, 2017 | Website Blog
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...