Is It Time to Get Out of China?
Manufacturing in China has been turned upside down and its probably a good time to think about relocating your operations...
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What Does Your China Supply Chain Cost You and How do You Improve it?
China is no longer the low cost manufacturing paradise it once was. However the problems of long lead times, dodgy...
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Justin Tao Keynote Speaker at Lean Summit in Sri Lanka
Justin Tao, TXM Lean Solutions China Consulting Director, was keynote speaker and workshop presenter at the Lean Transformation Summit in...
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How Can HR Help You With Developing Your Lean Leaders ?
Lean manufacturing is about developing people. This belief was reinforced last Friday at the Best Practice Network’s workshop - ‘Strategies...
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“How to Develop your Own Lean Production System” Workshop Review
Develop your Own Lean Production System Last week, TXM Lean Solutions, together with DMG Mori, held a one day workshop...
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Top 4 Tips to Improve your Chinese Supplier’s Competitiveness!
China is getting expensive. Very few companies sourcing from China will have failed to notice the changes over the past...
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TXM featured in the EURObiz Magazine Mar/Apr 2016
TXM has been featured in the Mar/Apr edition of the EURObiz Magazine on the topic “Made in China 2025″. The...
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Tim McLean’s Visit to Shanghai has a Distinctly European Flavour
TXM Director, Tim McLean has spent the last week in Shanghai. The week has featured a high level engagement with...
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Seven Steps of a Successful Lean Transformation
Starting a Pilot Project It’s always difficult to make change, and it’s even more difficult for a Lean transformation since...
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Creating a Lean Supply Chain – Tim McLean delivered the speech in Wuxi
The 11th Lean Salon organized by Yiyouhui (Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou branch) was held on November 12th, 2015 in Wuxi....
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Lean Manufacturing As a Lever for Growth for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers – Tim McLean’s speech in Suzhou
“Lean for SME Manufacturing Enterprises” Workshop, co-hosted by TXM Lean Solutions and Jingshanghui – Lean Academy, has been a great...
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Beyond the Factory Floor – Lean Thinking in the Office – TXM delivered a keynote speech at AustCham Shanghai
Managing Director and Founder of TXM Lean Solutions, Tim McLean was invited to the “Lean Business” breakfast event at the...
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Get your employees fully engaged in Lean in China, Using a Push and a Pull.
By TXM China Consulting Director – Justin Tao In a summer day several years ago, I attended a speech about...
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The Truth about Visual Management Boards: Factors in Picking a Visual Management Design
If takt time is the heart of lean production, visual management represents the nervous system in lean management. Visual management...
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Three Steps to Improve Quality and Reduce Reliance on Inspection in China
A few years ago almost everyone you spoke to had a “bad China quality story”. Much of it was exaggerated...
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Download a Presentation about the Need for Lean Manufacturing in China
Download the presentation for free from Tim McLean's recent speech at Fudan University about how Lean Manufacturing is needed to...
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Top 4 Tips to Improve your Chinese Supplier’s Competitiveness!
China is getting expensive. Very few companies sourcing from China will have failed to notice the changes over the past...
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“Lean Packaging” Workshop Strikes a Chord with Participants
TXM Lean Packaging workshop struck a chord with participants who recognised the packaging process as one of the most complex...
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Is Chinese Quality Bad?
I find it common for people to tell me that “Chinese quality” is bad. If I were to ask the...
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How “Losing Face” Might be the Key to Your Continuous Improvement Journey in Asia
One of the first things that westerners learn about Asian culture is importance of keeping face. Public embarrassment or humiliation,...
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