Lean Wednesday Tip: Variation in a process

“Sources of variation can be found in the process itself, the raw materials used, the operator’s (employee’s) actions or the environment. For example, software settings / updates, tool wear, humidity, heat, and over-adjusting a machine are all sources of variation.”

E.O.W(End of the Week) Notable Tip: Quality Costs

Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week. Today, I want to discuss quality costs and how they affect your bottom line. “Quality costs can be found in prevention costs; detection costs (auditing), rework, scrap, downtime and material costs. “ Effective organizations know and pay close attention to their quality costs. They invest inContinue reading “E.O.W(End of the Week) Notable Tip: Quality Costs”

E.O.W(End of the Week) Notable Tip: Capturing Market Space

Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week. Below I leave you with a short tip on capturing market space. As always, “Success is continuous improvement.”   “The company that learns and adapts the smartest and fastest wins the battle of capturing new markets.”

Lean Wednesday Tip: Mitigating High Growth Challenges

“When you have a high growth atmosphere there are sure to be inefficiencies that start creeping up into operational processes. Effective leaders ensure value is maintained and/or optimized instead of lost, they create efficient workflows and make decisions by fact as a way to manage the increased challenges brought on by high growth, and don’tContinue reading “Lean Wednesday Tip: Mitigating High Growth Challenges”

E.O.W. (End of the Week) Notable Tip: Bulk Up Savings with More Cash Back

Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week! Today, I want to talk about ebates.com and how this site can help your business save more money. Ebates is a shopping portal website that lets you earn cash back on your purchases. You can choose to either receive your cash via check or Paypal. It’sContinue reading “E.O.W. (End of the Week) Notable Tip: Bulk Up Savings with More Cash Back”