Bruce Hamilton

The Process Improvement Stool

Last week I accompanied two of GBMP’s consultants, Bob Elliott and Peter Melnik, to a Shingo Systems Design workshop at Osram, a terrific host site..
This entry was posted in shingo model, Toyota Production System. Lean manufacturing, 7 wastes, 5S, shigeo shingo, operational excellence, jidoka on September 25 , 2024.

Improvement Influencers

For an organization to develop a sustainable continuous improvement culture it must, as we say at GBMP, involve everybody everyday – i.e., process..
This entry was posted in TPS, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement on September 09 , 2024.

Rubbing Off

A few weeks ago, I complemented a client who had made a sincere effort, against his habit, to involve a team of employees, instead of just himself,..
This entry was posted in Lean Principles, Toyota Production System. Lean manufacturing, 7 wastes, Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference, Lean Management, Lean Culture, Lean Manufaturing on September 05 , 2024.

Think Harder

I once attended a presentation that Eli Goldratt gave for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. We were seated in an auditorium, listening as Eli..
This entry was posted in continuous improvement, Lean Principles, Management Kaizen, Toyota Production System. Lean manufacturing, Eli Goldratt, Theory of Constraints, TOC, Lean Management, Lean Culture, Lean Manufaturing on August 26 , 2024.

Old Lean Dudes

It was my honor recently to meet up with some longtime friends and mentors at the Future of People at Work Symposium in Detroit. This two-day,..
This entry was posted in Toyota Production System. Lean manufacturing, Learning to See, Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference, Lean Management, Lean Culture on August 21 , 2024.

The Focused Docs and the Patient

As years roll on, I’m noticing more parts of me breaking down: Teeth, eyes, knees, cardiovascular, stomach – the list keeps getting longer as does..
on June 03 , 2024.

Strategy Digi-deployment

Deming Prize winner, Ryuji Fukuda, introduced a document to my company in 1989 referred to as the X-Type Matrix for Objective Management. Relatively..
This entry was posted in TPS, lean thinking, policy deployment, 7 wastes, strategy, X-Matrix on April 04 , 2024.

Office Work

I was asked to lead a workshop in the sales order department of a manufacturer whom we had helped with process improvement on the factory floor...
This entry was posted in lean manufacturing, kaizen, administrative kaizen on March 19 , 2024.

Dogs & Buns

In a humorous moment from Steve Martin's comedy, Father of the Bride, there is a scene where George Banks (Martin) argues with a store clerk that the..
on February 26 , 2024.

A Christmas Message from the CEO of Spotify

Yesterday, in a memo to employees, Spotify co-founder and CEO, Daniel Ek, announced a 17% reduction in force, equating the move to “being lean”, thus..
This entry was posted in Toyota Production System. Lean manufacturing, Lean Daily Management, Lean Management, Lean Culture, Lean Manufaturing on December 06 , 2023.

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