Kevin Meyer started the Superfactory website in 1997 as a simple list of manufacturing excellence resource links. The information portal grew tremendously over the next several years, with the Evolving Excellence blog being added in late 2004. … [Read more]
Excellence through Simplicity
A common resounding theme that we continue to come across while researching innovative manufacturing methods is the concept that simplicity drives excellence. In many ways this is also at the core of a value stream mapping exercise... what … [Read more]
Lean Manufacturing Conferences
There are an increasing number of lean manufacturing and lean enterprise events each year, however a few really stand out from the crowd: Association for Manufacturing Excellence Annual Conference. The last two AME conferences have been the … [Read more]
What’s Right in Government
Some of you may have seen this in today's Parade magazine, but take a look at The Council for Excellence in Government. We do tend to talk about all the failures and inefficiencies of government, but here's a site that promotes and gives awards … [Read more]
Going to the Gemba
Far too many managers get caught up in the rank and prestige, and therefore never make the leap from manager to leader. One of the key responsibilities of a leader is to maximize the efficiency of the value-add portion of their operation... the … [Read more]
Metrics & Reality
Michael Bremer had an excellent post in the NWLean group on the importance of metrics, dovetailing into resource reasons why many lean initiatives fail.I have stayed out of this discussion. But David's statement makes a point I can't resist … [Read more]