Tuesday, 27 April 2010 16:58 | Written by Mike Karle The answer is a resounding YES but the key to success is the HOW…. the HOW to implement, the HOWHOW to communicate and the sustain improvements for the long term. Let’s start with your business culture….. I see the culture of an organisation as the […]
The implementation of a Lean Philosophy in any business is a continuous 5-stage process that begins with the identification of the value desired by the customers. Unfortunately, this old marketing concept is frequently forgotten during Lean implementation as suppliers and service providers regularly introduce new products and services that are constrained by their own internal […]
A number of Victorian companies reported recently that “they are on track to reducing their carbon footprint by 30% throught the efficent use of energy.” This report is fantastic news and music to my ears. The company spokesman described their actions as a “win-win” – they reduce emissions and save money at the same time. […]
Lean is a philosophy to continuously identify and eliminate waste within an organisation, where waste is defined as any activity that does not, from the customer’s perspective, add value. Fundamentally the Lean Philosophy is about continuous process improvement to create a business that optimally responds to customer demand. While all business managers will recognise that […]
You may have heard of the term OEE – Overall Equipment Effectiveness. This is a great way to measure the true utilisation of your capital equipment; you may be shocked at how low your utilisation actually is…. As well as taking into account the lost time due to planned stops (maintenance, meal breaks, shift changes) […]
Monday, 29 November 2010 15:58 | Written by Mike Karle For businesses to consider taking on the challenge of international marketing, or selling their products in other countries – “think before you jump”…. Step 1: The Strategy Clearly define why you want your business to grow internationally & what do you want to achieve – […]
Tuesday, 05 October 2010 17:11 | Written by Mike Karle The continuous strive for excellence over the last 30 years has refined the methods and processes used resulting in LEAN principles and Six Sigma methods. The systematic application of LEAN and Six Sigma has enabled many organisations to lead their industry in profitability and the […]
It is common knowledge that in today’s complex business environment, good is frequently not good enough. TAG Team is a Business Skills Training System that stimulates Systems Thinking and encourages team members to ‘think outside the box’. We all know that running a business requires that we have an input, a transformation process, and finally […]
What is MORE important – focus on the outcomes or the inputs to your business? I would argue that the output – e.g. profits or sales is a direct result of what you and your people are working on during the month, in other words the inputs. The old computer saying – “garbage in garbage […]
The Weekend Australian (November 27-28 2010) reported that “Chinese exports to become a lot dearer”, so what does that mean for Australian manufacturing? While it is not 100% clear, there is a definite trend that China will not be as competitive against other manufacturing nations as it has in the last decade. As the Australian […]