Japanese Lean Study Tour: Lessons in Workforce Engagement
Gain valuable insights on workforce engagement from a Japanese Lean Study Tour. Discover the strategies used by Japanese companies to...
Five Ways to Make Your Joinery Factory Lean and Efficient
Unlock the potential of Lean Thinking in your joinery factory. Improve lead times and deliver quality products with these five...
Top Five Organisational Structure Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Organisational structures are challenging to perfect due to the intricate balance required between promoting efficiency, fostering innovation, and adapting to...
A Dream Come True – Luciano’s Japanese Kaizen Study Tour
Luciano Peloche, TXM Consulting Operations Manager, has always dreamt of going to Japan one day. He was drawn to the...
How to Manufacture “Manufactured Buildings” Like a Real Manufacturer!
Modular buildings are becoming common place across the globe but there are a few things to consider to get the...
What is Industry 5.0? how does it differ from Industry 4.0? Learn the differences and how to prepare for Industry...
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 vs Six Sigma – Which Should You Choose?
Next to Lean, Six Sigma is probably the most popular process improvement methodology in the world. As a business starting...
Discover what Lean Manufacturing is, it's methodologies, it's main purpose, why its important, what are lean principles and how to...
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...
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....