Capital structure Investors’ objectives are really very simple: generate the maximum return at the minimum risk. Competitive advantage usually shifts when there are major breakthroughs related to...

Waste is most evident in the problems that most organizations face each day. Firefighting is a well-developed skill in most companies. Fire-prevention isn’t. Corrective Action / 6-Sigma is...

Delivery value streams convert customer orders into paid invoices (cash) through these four overall flows: Customer Orders are converted into Scheduled Work Purchased Item Needs are converted...

Demand value streams convert target markets into customer orders and satisfaction through these flows: Target Markets are converted into New Leads (potential new customers) New Leads are...

Development value streams convert ideas and input into well-launched “products” through these flows: Ideas and Input are converted into Project Plans and Goals Project Charters are converted into...

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Lean Government is the application of lean principles in government environments. Lean principles are applicable in ALL aspects of government, from FEDERAL to STATE to LOCAL government agencies and...

Applying the successes of Lean Thinking to Healthcare. When insurance companies, HMO’s and Government payers dictate the price, each product and service is an expense, not a revenue source. The...

Lean is all about people and invloving them in the success of the organization and business. Communications is key to success in lean transformations. Everyone needs to know the what, why, when...

Lean conversions require a very high level of commitment from the leader of the organization. The clock achieving bottom-line results from Lean starts ticking when the key leader actively commits....

The words Lean Manufacturing, Lean Thinking, Kaizen and Toyota Production System are talked about in many organizations. Very few (mostly Simpler clients) also talk about how Lean through the SBS...

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Lean organizations translate their gains into a profitable growth market strategy. They make a minimum of key strategic decisions: The business boundaries identifying what will the business do /...

Lean Military is the application of lean principles in military environments. Lean principles are applicable in ALL aspects of logistics, repairs, supply, administration agencies and entities. All...

Simpler works with many companies in non-repetitive manufacturing industries and service industries are also implementing Lean principles. When the implementation is successful, significant...

Lean Office is the application of lean principles in office and administrative. Lean principles are applicable in ALL aspects of business, from Customer Support to Financial Admin. HR Systems to...

To grow productivity, leaders and managers need to account for every position, establish a redeployment process and then manage headcount levels team by team focusing on more output with same or...

Policy Deployment or Strategy deployment is a management system developed to create better performance from better alignment. Policy deployment is a comprehensive, closed-loop management planning...

Rapid Improvement is a cycle of action that is applicable at all levels of business improvement activities. The improvement cycle converts an Opportunity to an Outcome, Learn by doing –...

Repetitive Manufacturing means building the same product or using the same process over and over again. Repetitive manufacturing in contrast to Build-To-Order does not involve building...