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Last week, I had the privilege of observing GBMP’s consultants, Bob Elliott and Peter Melnik, in action during a Shingo Systems Design workshop hosted by the outstanding team at Osram in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. While Bob and Peter led the charge, my role was simple yet impactful: to observe. Sometimes, stepping back to truly *see* what's happening around us can uncover profound insights. One key takeaway stood out to me during the workshop: the **paramount importance of TPS (Toyota Production System) methods** in driving an organization’s journey toward excellence. These methods aren't just tools; they’re the foundation for sustainable improvement, fostering teamwork, accountability, and continuous learning. Whether you’re just beginning your Lean journey or striving to sustain excellence, remember to take a moment to observe. You’d be amazed at what you can uncover when you’re not immersed in the details. 🌟 Big thanks to Osram for being such a fantastic host and to Bob and Peter for their leadership! What’s one observation you’ve made recently that reshaped your perspective on continuous improvement? Let’s discuss! 👇 #ContinuousImprovement #Lean #TPS #OrganizationalExcellence #ShingoWorkshop

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1) Improve Production Quality 2) Release New Designs Faster The turnaround at Harley-Davidson in the 1980's was hinged on the Focus and Alignment of these two Goals. And it was talked about constantly by leadership. Simple. Now, improving quality and faster product release was the impetus to create systems like Material as Needed (MAN, the Harley brand of Just in Time, JIT). This lowered in-process inventory which forced operations to address quality issues and made it easier for change overs and new product introduction. How simple is your strategy? Does everyone know what it is? Perhaps some time to Focus and Align will help you #improveLESS ... and get better results. #lean #sixsigma #processimrpovement #continuousimprovement #management

Simple. That helps promote Focus and Alignment. Then you can #improveLESS ... and get better results. #lean #sixsigma #processimprovement #continuousimprovement #management

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“We’re going to 5S the plant’” said the plant manager, bragging about their first weeklong improvement effort at the start of their Lean Transformation. Our start was different, it was about converting to One-Piece-Flow one product family. At the end of the week, we had a fully functional OPF cell working at Takt Time. Was it perfect? Of course not, but we worked through the challenges, sustained the gains and never returned to Batch & Queue. Even if the rest of the product families were still in Batch & Queue, at least we were heading in the right direction. That’s what I would call not perfect from the start but pointing into the right direction: getting out from Batch & Queue, Push and embracing Flow, Pull. Was this the case for the 5S effort? Not quite … at the end of the week, they certainly had a neater plant, but they were fundamentally still operating in Push and Batch & Queue for all their product families. Any thoughts welcomed, thank you. #lean #leantransformation #continuousimprovement #respectforpeople #leadership #tangledenvironment #untangling #valuestreammapping #knowledgework #lessonslearned