Is 5S Really Just a Waste of Time?
5S is one of the foundations of a successful Lean Manufacturing system but many businesses we have seen place too...
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Lean Farming: Five Ways You Can Improve Productivity
Lean Farming can be achieved by applying Lean manufacturing methodologies on the farm. Tim McLean explains 5 ways you can...
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Why the Majority of Lean Implementations Fail – Or Do They?
Why the Majority of Lean Implementations Fail? There are mixed messages about Lean Management Systems. Read the truth about Lean...
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The Six Steps to Bring Your Production Back Home
How to Bring Your Production Back Home In my most recent article, I made the business case for re-shoring production....
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The Business Case For Making It Here
Why Reconsidering Your Extended International Supply Chain Makes Good Business Sense – Regardless of the Pandemic The COVID-19 Pandemic has...
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Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis
Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis. TXM helped two businesses come out of the GFC in a better position than...
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What is Australian Manufacturing?
The past three months have provided a welcome focus on Australian manufacturing. However, it seems that there is a lack...
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Manufacturers Lead the Way in the Pandemic
TXM recently surveyed just over 300 manufacturers from around the world asking questions about the the COVID-19 pandemic and the...
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Five Practical Steps to Prepare Your Operations for the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery
The relaxation of lock down measures means that you will need to start thinking about the inevitable restart to on-site...
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What is Value Stream Mapping?
How to Start Value Stream Mapping Understanding your company’s Value Stream is an important part of Lean Manufacturing, regardless of...
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Rebuilding Manufacturing after COVID-19
As someone who has had a 30+ year career working in Australian manufacturing, the current renewed interest in manufacturing is...
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The Hand Sanitiser “Great Leap Forward”
COVID-19 has impacted the whole world and businesses are scrambling to manufacture high demand items. Tim McLean explains the impacts....
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Business Continuity Planning
Creating BCP could mean the difference between your business surviving or not surviving. Learn how!...
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When Panic Buying Sets in Normal Supply Chain Rules Don’t Apply
COVID-19 has created an unusual situation, panic buying has caused supply chain breakdown. How do you fix it?...
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So, You Think You Can’t Make a Ventilator? How to Pivot Your Manufacturing to the New Reality
Pivoting your manufacturing might sound daunting, but it can be easier than you think. If you take some steps to...
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Surviving the Lockdown – Lessons Learnt from a Past Crisis
Tim McLean explains his Top 5 elements for successfully managing and navigating when a crisis hits....
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What White Cars in Istanbul Have to Tell Us About Creating a Lean Culture
Managing Director Tim McLean writes about culture and how it has a huge impact on how your business will perform....
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How to Build Your Own Kanban Boards
Building your own Kanban board can be a lot easier if you follow these three considerations....
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The Top 12 Lean Tools for Lean Manufacturing
Read our top 12 Lean tools for sustaining a Lean transformation....
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The Top Six Ways to Start Your Lean Industry 4.0 Implementation
Industry 4.0 is the latest and greatest and a daunting undertaking. Read our Top 6 ways to get started....
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