In a business, it is possible to classify managers in “Me I” and “Us we”. In my intervention in business, I actually meet these two […]
Supply Chain in wood and furniture industries
In the wood companies supply chain management is paramount. Whether in furniture, carpentry or construction, sequence of processes and associated information are very important. Compared […]
Theory of Constraints in the wood and furniture industries
Theory of Constraints is a concept that requires the improvement actions focus on the bottleneck that determine the overall capacity of the company. It is based […]
Politics and LEAN
During elections, I asked myself this question: What would happen if these men and women applied the 14 principles of LEAN that have been set […]
Kanban in the wood and furniture industries
Kanban is a management tool just in time, which allows to work in pull system. This is an important step to reach the one piece […]
LEAN and the 7 deadly sins
LEAN is a working philosophy without waste. It allows an organization to generate maximum added value in the shortest time and at lower cost. LEAN […]
Key Performance Indicators
KPI are tools used to control an activity. These data therefore measurable facts determined by calculations that identify qualitatively or quantitatively, an evolution in relation to […]
Lean and mountaineering
Lean and mountaineering! What relation between the 2? Lean is a management philosophy while mountain climbing is a sport. On Wikipedia, we will take as […]
LEAN and wood
Why this post? Because too often when I am in contact with the industry businesses (sawmill, planing mill, carpentry, furniture), I hear the following arguments […]
Cycle Time
The cycle time is the interval time between the production of two units in the same process. It is equal to the time / number […]