People over Process: Achieving Right First Time Quality in Lean Manufacturing
Introduction
While lean methodologies emphasise process optimisation, the human element often proves to be the...
Continuous Improvement Leadership – Accelerating Your Success
Introduction
Leadership of Continuous Improvement (CI) must be a constantly evolving field to meet the cumulative...
Driving Product and Service Quality Enhancement Using Proven Lean Manufacturing Principles
In the pursuit of operational excellence, lean manufacturing principles have emerged as indispensable, guiding industry...
Failed Business Metrics
Introduction – Failed Business Metrics
If the business metrics that you are putting your focus, time, and energy into are...
The CMMS: Where Data Goes to Die – Unleashing the Potential of Your Maintenance Digital Backbone
In the bustling realm of modern manufacturing, where precision and efficiency reign supreme, the digital technology of...
Enhancing Profitability Through Value Stream Mapping: A Cornerstone of Continuous Improvement Thinking
IntroductionIn today’s competitive industrial landscape, companies are under constant pressure to maximize...
The Leader’s Journey from Command and Control to Mission Command
Every maintenance leader has their own leadership style either by intent or nature. Here I consider two styles of...
Effective Strategies for Management of Critical Spare Parts and Stocks
Working closely with storeroom and purchasing leadership is essential to determine asset criticality and managing spare...
Embarking on the Path to Operational Excellence
Operational Excellence is the ongoing practice of enhancing business operations to achieve superior performance and...
Change Readiness
Remember those days of frenzied change in your organisation? A whirlwind of decisions, shifting goalposts, and that knot...
Achieving TPM Excellence, the Fast Jet Way
My career spanning nearly four decades in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) still amazes me with the quick progression...
Shaping The Future of Work: The Power of Mentoring and Coaching
Remember when you first stepped into the corporate world? A mixture of excitement and uncertainty consumed you. It was a...