When we talk about Gemba, going to the place and observing it does conjure up the image of someone watching. Equal to this though is the need to observe through listening.This is the first of a series of posts where we share TED.com talks that we have found useful in developing our skills or highlighting […]
Lean Consultancy NottinghamMetal castingOpened in 2008 our Nottingham office has developed the model began in York. Levantar offer training, coaching and consulting services across the UK from their Nottingham office.These solutions are offered to many types of business e.g. Legal Firms, Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities Management, Financial Services.Our Nottingham office is ideally placed to service the manufacturing […]
Levantar offer Lean Consulting, Coaching and Training across the UK from their base in York, Yorkshire. Our York office is managed by Mark Greenhouse. His experience has enabled clients to Reduce Lead Times by 30% Increase Capacity by 40% – leading to greater sales from the same staff and sites Reduce Costs – if […]
Neil Harvey UK Lean Consultant ‘Kneeds’ to get his hands dirty and infuses honest wholesome business improvement with financial reality. In the past decade Neil has delivered significant improvements to dozens of clients of a variety of sizes and across many business sectors, from FMCG to engineering, printer manufacturers to electronics, medicinal products to retailers, […]
EVERY employee has two jobs??…Toyota, the company who have been progressing improvement since the days they made textile looms, take a very progressive and long-term view on kaizen (change good) and employee engagement.(I don’t think they called it Lean, the word doesn’t exist in the index of the Toyota Production System book by Taiichi Ohno, published […]
Lean Management – What are the Traits?Sometimes we are told by our customers that they are eager to learn from us;senior engineer and newly hired employeelearn the techniques of lean management,learn the continuous improvement processes,and often we go about our roles ensuring they have the correct tools and techniques to go forth and banish waste […]
