Introduction to Lean 3P Design Process

Allan R. Coletta, author of a new book The Lean 3P Advantage: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Production Preparation Process was a guest on the Business901 Podcast, Lean 3P is PDCA on Steroids. Allan is a chemical engineer with an extensive background in manufacturing operations, supply chain and engineering, gained while working in the chemical Read More …

Sub-optimizing your Social Collaboration

What would Dr. Deming Say? Dr. W. Edwards Deming advised us that a supplier is a partner and our relationships must be based on cooperation and trust. Adversarial relationships result in waste. Supplier relationships based on Dr. Deming’s teachings change fundamentally and, even better, both suppliers and customers win. Dr. Deming showed how customers and Read More …

Relationship Mapping; New Critical Path

How good are you at managing the relationships that your organization builds? As we move from a Product Dominant to a Service Dominant market, the relationships we create are at the core of our business model. However, how many of us understand these relationships? How many of us know what collaborative networks the other members Read More …

Are you ready for showtime?–Taxi Terry

A one-of-a-kind cab driver, "Taxi Terry," created an "Ultimate Customer Experience ®" for business leader and #1 bestselling author Scott McKain. Listen as Scott speaks to a national sales audience of a top retailer and shares insights on distinction and customer service.  Scott is a best selling author. His books include: ALL Business is Show Read More …

Crucial & Collaborative Conversations for Predictable Design & Delivery

Alan Mossman is my guest next week on the podcast where we discuss the latest updates and writings on The Last Planner® System (LPS). The Last Planner® was created by Glenn Ballard and Greg Howell co-founders of the Lean Construction Institute. Alan is a lean design and lean construction consultant, trainer and author. He trained Read More …

The Lean Innovation Engine–Turn the Key

From Tina Seelig’s book inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity: Below is the fully functional Innovation Engine, showing how all the parts are braided together. The inside of the engine is intertwined with the outside; and the factors on the inside and outside mirror each other. All the parts of your Innovation Engine are inexorably Read More …