What is Lean Supply Chain Management?
Lean Supply Chain Management is a philosophy that champions waste reduction and process simplification. It’s a systematic approach to streamline...
Guide To Visual Management for a Lean System
Visual Management is the lifeblood of a Lean production system. Learn the details of great visual management....
Lean Visual Management Tools: 5 Types of Visual Controls
Visual Management and Visual Controls go hand in hand they are the life blood of a Lean production system. Raed...
How Do You Reduce Lead Time in Your Supply Chain?
Excessively long lead times are the single biggest factor leading to poor supply chain performance. If your business is suffering...
Practical Tips for Warehouse Signage
We often talk about the importance of visual controls, and how they help to improve the efficiency of our teams....
Leveraging Digital Solutions in a Lean Management System
Industry 4.0 is here and there is more and more talk about using digital solutions to solve manufacturing problems. Tim...
5 Key Principles of Lean Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing is a production system that considers the value from the customers prespective and provides a framework to achieve...
When Investment in Technology Makes Sense – And When it Doesn’t
Industry 4.0: When Investment in Technology Makes Sense – And When it Doesn’t The past 20 years have seen a...
There is something about the end of one year and the beginning of the next that allows us to pause...
Annual Lean Clean Up Using Practical 5S
If you have been diligent with your 5S activities this year, your annual clean up is an opportunity for another...
Visual Workshop Process – Colour the Work Centres When Selecting the Best Layout
When designing a new factory, warehouse or officespace it can be easier for your teams to understand and buy in...
The Four Secrets of Successful Value Stream Mapping
Successful Value Stream Mapping is a powerful tool, but one that needs to be applied correctly to deliver its benefits....
Managing the Post-Pandemic Inventory Management Hangover
Supply chain disruption in the past two years has meant that many businesses have increased their inventory. Tim McLean has...
Five Ways to Improve Supplier Performance
Whether your business is involved in manufacturing or distribution, chances are that the number one reason why you fail to...
Making Sense of Your Problems With The Cynefin Framework
Cynefin Framework offers decision-makers a way to view a situation or problem. The model helps categorise the situation and assists...
5S Lean Housekeeping: Sort, Set, Shine, Standardise, Sustain
To have an organised and efficiently running factory, we need to know that everything has a place, is in that...
What is Effective Company Leadership?
What is effective company Lean Leadership? Company Lean leadership comes out of three key elements:- a strong senior management vision,...
Four Practical Strategies to Help You Navigate the Skills Shortage Without Increasing Salaries
Reflection on past efforts provides the opportunity to look inwards and get the most from the people you already have....
Getting Your Lean Plant Layout Right
The team at TXM are constantly asked for advice on plant layout. Relocating provides the best opportunity to reduce waste...
The 3 Essentials of a Lean Visual Management Board
Visual Management is the key to driving change in your business. Brush up on your knowledge with our 3 Essentials...
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