What get's measured gets done !
Ever heard the phrase “ What gets measured gets done ?” Or as my grandmother (English Teacher) would have said “completed”. This phrase...
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Ben Roush
Aug 85 min read
Manage the Shopfloor with Solid Direction
Attention: Mr. Operations Manager. Call it support. Call it love and attention. Managing Standards on the shop floor continues to be a...
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Ben Roush
Apr 303 min read
Down and dirty vs. Slow and elegant…
Down and dirty vs. Slow and elegant… Aim, Aim, Aim, Fire! You have been shot 3 times and you don’t even know it. Just ask your kids...
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Josh Gasaway
Jan 263 min read
Throughput Conquers All!
There is no one book, mentor, or methodology that is the secret “magic dust” we need to successfully run our manufacturing facility....
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Ben Roush
Oct 25, 20224 min read
The Lean Journey and your Human Infrastructure
In today’s world, and with this employment market – you cannot even catch your breath. After the marketplace corrects itself with jobs...
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Ben Roush
Jan 17, 20223 min read
Existing Model Line vs. New Model Lean
Let’s revisit the chicken or the egg. Should we focus our lean efforts on our existing value streams or on the new model coming in? ...
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Ben Roush
Jan 11, 20223 min read
Layered Process Audits for Lean
The dreaded layered process audit. If not completely understood and supported, it could be the highest level of pencil whipping hypocrisy...
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Ben Roush
Sep 13, 20215 min read
Quick Changeover as a Competency
Do not do this to yourself. The dreaded changeover. Can’t I just let my team stretch their legs and let them run? It seems like all...
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Chris Brouillard
Jul 28, 20212 min read
LRP - LOGISTICS REQUIREMENTS PLANNING = EASY MONEY
How is your company planning logistics? Do you know if the forecasts you are sending to your supply base are fully utilizing the...
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Ben Roush
Jun 21, 20213 min read
Effective Part Presentation to the Operators
A lean manufacturing flow must have an effective part presentation to the operator.
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Ben Roush
Apr 26, 20216 min read
Lean Line Layouts: Kaizen 3P Advanced
Takt time-based line design to specifically match up to the customer demand rate is the most important concept to remember in designing a...
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Ben Roush
Sep 29, 20202 min read
The Lean Journey: Training Strategies for Standard Work
By Ben Roush Effective training is often overlooked in moving forward with our lean journey. The truth is, that our training budgets are...
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Ben Roush
Aug 24, 20204 min read
The Lean Journey: Engaging your team with 5S
We all know that colleague engagement is hard work for the management team. No matter where you are on the engagement scale, the...
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Ben Roush
Aug 10, 20204 min read
The Lean Journey: 3P – Pre-Production Preparation
Creating Lean begins with Genesis: The Creation, or Beginnings of Origin. The 3P process stands for Pre-Production Preparation process. ...
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Ben Roush
Jul 27, 20203 min read
The Lean Journey: Material Flow Systems
By Ben Roush If a significant amount of cost is associated with our material, then why does it seem to get managed last? There is nothing...
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Ben Roush
Jul 14, 20202 min read
The Lean Journey: Standard Work for Operators
By Ben Roush The use of standard work for operators can be one of the most misunderstood concepts within the lean journey. If you limit...
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Ben Roush
Jun 30, 20202 min read
The Lean Journey: Involving Your Operators
By Ben Roush Colleague engagement is hard work for any management team. Not only do they have to support the HR engagement efforts in...
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Ben Roush
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Manufacturing Rhythm and Routine
The Lean Journey: Manufacturing Rhythm and Routine By: Ben Roush In the manufacturing facility, everyone wants to have some level of...
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Ben Roush
May 31, 20201 min read
Dynamic Improvement Group Launches New Company, with Unparalleled Experience and Proven Results.
New Manufacturers’ Resource: Dynamic Improvement Group Works to Boost Factory Efficiencies ANN ARBOR, Mich. – June 1, 2020 – Dynamic...
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Ben Roush
May 5, 20202 min read
What Comes First?
The Lean Journey: What Comes First? By: Ben Roush There are many different approaches on “how” to successfully begin the lean journey. ...
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