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The Mystery of the hidden factory!!!

The Mystery of the hidden factory!!!

by George Strodtbeck | May 7, 2020 | Administrative, Automotive, Consulting, Engineering & Manufacturing, Industry, Leadership, Manufacturing, Operations, Strategy Development

This is a five-part mystery: The mystery The call The investigation The solution The Happy Ending    It happened again.  Mr. F.O. Under, the CEO, was beside himself.     Business results for the year had just come in.  All of the forecasts from the leaders of his...
The China Trade: 3 Years to Bankruptcy Can’t do business as usual!

The China Trade: 3 Years to Bankruptcy Can’t do business as usual!

by Bob Jeske | May 4, 2020 | Administrative, Consulting, Industry, Leadership, Operations, Strategy Development

Consumer goods product manufacturer and distributor Primary channels: Regional and national brick and mortar stores Secondary channel: On-line    Year 1 Year 2 (YOY) Year 3 (YOY) Sales % 100% -2% -14% EBITDA % 100% +31% -161% Year 1 Outsource high labor cost...
Ramping up after COVID-19

Ramping up after COVID-19

by Bob Jeske | Apr 23, 2020 | Administrative, Consulting, Industry, Leadership, Operations, Strategy Development

If you have cash and credit facilities, here’s what you’ll need to do (if you don’t have adequate credit facilities, you’ll still need to do the same thing unless you’ve decided to liquidate).  This is a process that will take a sustained effort and it’s scalable. Set...
Processes, Tools and Skills…OH MY!!!

Processes, Tools and Skills…OH MY!!!

by George Strodtbeck | Jan 29, 2020 | Consulting, Performance Improvement, Strategy Development, Transformation

By George Strodtbeck – Stop for a second and think about your last product problem; your last customer complaint; your panic because your scrap rate was consuming a large share of your profit. Did you know why? Was it a problem with the assembly line? Did you...
To Kaizen or Not to Kaizen, That is The Question.

To Kaizen or Not to Kaizen, That is The Question.

by Al Landers | Dec 5, 2019 | Strategy Development

I know Shakespeare really wasn’t talking about Lean or Lean Sigma, but he was right about the difficulty of decisions. It’s especially true of organizations that are fully engaged in continuous improvement or operational excellence. What’s the best approach to getting...
The Woodcraft Story

The Woodcraft Story

by SBTI | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership, Operations, Performance Improvement, Strategy Development, Transformation

John Gledhill, VP of Continuous Improvement at Woodcraft, speaks about his team’s implementation of Lean principles to achieve significant productivity improvements over a six-month time period. QUESTION: Can you summarize the recent history of the Woodcraft /...
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