FINANCIAL VERSUS ITEM ACCURACYWe want to measure “accuracy” for a number of different reasons:FINANCIAL REPORTING: Count it all; roll-up material costs, labor, and overhead burden…
by David K CoombsLeonardo Group Americas Senior Consultant At this writing, the Covid-19 pandemic is spreading aggressively in the United States, and the timing of…
Do you have a 6 or 7 figure improvement opportunity? By “you” I mean your company, but if you have one individually, congratulations! It makes…
Leonardo Group Americas founders, Richard Rahn and Gerard Leone, recently had the opportunity to catch up with Quality Magazine about the current state of Lean manufacturing. Find…
In a previous article I presented the concept of the "Process Maturity Model" that we have been using in our consulting practice. What about when you string…
Can You Improve An Immature Process?Yes, of course, but how you go about it can make a huge difference. Here is the catch: attempting to…
It's not unusual for a Line Design to have optional processes and optional subassemblies. In this video we'll take a look at some of the…
We are big fans of Simulation Modeling for lean designs, especially now that it is a lot easier to build models with tools like the Lean…
The balance between the number of shifts in your line design comes down to resource utilization versus operations costs. In a One-Shift scenario the fixed…
Takt Time or Takt is a German word that refers to the timing or tempo of a musical passage. Other ways to think of this…