With the end of the year coming, there are a variety of staples that seem to exist year after year in the manufacturing world. We...

A quote I remember a mentor of mine said years ago was, if you find yourself bored, just wait 5 more minutes, something will blow up. Of...

Like many people, I would have to imagine that most of us get sick of the same stagnant training approach that has been in place for what...

Within organizations, we routinely hear the notion that we want our organization empowered to make decisions. This could be identified in...

You may have interpreted through organization surveys or transformational change exercises on the subject of safety, that the...

I was talking to a friend lately about the melancholy moments in a professional career that became influential turns when looking back....

Recently I have been researching for examples of problem-solving that have gone wrong. I wanted to understand specific examples, some of...

Many simulation tools and references exist to find the bottleneck within the production process to find ways to increase capacity and...

Malcolm Gladwell in Season 3, Episode 7 of Revisionist History, talked about his 12 Rules For Life. I was so moved by this podcast, that...

Years ago, I got into a spirited discussion with a colleague about a quality measurement he wanted each production unit to use within all...

When conducting investigations, we often allow our assumptions to get in the way of our investigation. We see something that we perceive...

In the 1950s Solomon Asch conducted a social experiment referred to as the Solomon Asch - Conformity Experiment. It was an experiment to...

A statistic I came across the other day indicates that 6.3 billion prescriptions were dispensed in the United States in 2020. Combine...

Regardless of the type of manufacturing that we are in, it is safe to assume that we have plenty of standard operating procedures (SOPs)....

In a perfect world, the cradle that starts the existence of preventive maintenance (PM) starts from a Failure Mode Effects Analysis...

Manufacturing and summertime mean one thing, it’s hot. Most people might complain about how hot it is after mowing a quarter-acre yard in...

There are various data points and case studies on the benefits of recognition. Whether it is a form of financial recognition to an entire...

revision 1 - 9.24.2023 The heavy manufacturing industry is a challenging business to be in and may not be a popular career choice. A...

I assume most attendees of organizations are required to that write some form of “trip report” that reflects on the take-aways of a...

Organizations are becoming more connected than ever before with the complete office packages of Microsoft or Google. We can work on...

Finding things in everyday life that empower you to evaluate statistics or theorize estimates on a scenario has always been fun for my...

We are two years into drinking virtual meetings from a fire hose, and for some of us, it may feel like a decade. The ease of having a...

If you are managing an organization, I will assume that you have experienced the overwhelming sensation of uncovering a backlog that is...

How is "criticality" used? The word “criticality” is often used out of context within manufacturing. I often hear someone say, “that is...