When to use the Lean Six Sigma Project Format Abstract Many Lean Consultants promote Kaizen Events (a.k.a. Rapid Improvement Events) or Kaizen Blitzes as the method of implementing Lean.  They are proponents of this method because that is how Toyota does it, and Toyota founded Lean.  What these consultants overlook is that Toyota has 50+…

The Need for a Supply Chain Strategic Plan For many years, Supply Chain Management was an overlooked aspect of business.  Everybody just expected supply chains to deliver.  The pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war changed the status quo while other big disruptions were already underway.  Amazon fundamentally changed the consumer economy (and soon the industrial economy)…

Using the Ideal Lean Scorecard to Assess Opportunities for Improvement One of my mentors, Dr. Joe Martinich, an Operations Professor at the University of Missouri St. Louis, developed a tool to help you assess where you should be applying your process improvement efforts.  What is so great about this tool is it really doesn’t have…

Click here to download this whitepaper in PDF format What retailers, distributors and manufacturers must know So You are, or Want to Begin Selling Online The purpose of this white paper is to give you a complete picture of ecommerce and omnichannel supply chain design. It will help you with the decisions you need to…

The foundational Lean Tool has new life, Standardizing with Video Work Instructions Click here to download this whitepaper in PDF format Abstract 5S is the most foundational of the Lean tools. It is also easy to start, generates a lot of excitement and is a good indication that Lean improvements are being sustained. However, as…

Click here to download this whitepaper in PDF format Abstract Lean got its start in factories and for many years was called Lean Manufacturing.  However, if you analyze movement of people, there is often a greater opportunity in creating a Lean Warehouse.  When your warehouse is Lean the tools and information you need to receive,…

Click here to download this whitepaper in PDF format Abstract As we implement Lean Warehouses at numerous Clients, we are finding a multitude of bin-location coding schemes; the code that locates parts in aisles / bays / levels / shelf positions. As we’ve been to many warehouses, have seen different ways of coding, and came…

Click here to download this whitepaper in PDF format More than 40 years ago I started my continuous improvement (CI) journey as a young engineer and I’ve spent the last 15+ years as a Lean and Supply Chain consultant at Supply Velocity. We leverage Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints and Supply Chain tools and…

Learn the Benefits of S&OP Sales & Operations Planning sticks when the benefits outweigh the effort To download this Whitepaper in PDF Format, Please Click Here Case Study Company Our case study company is a parts and equipment manufacturer for the mining industry.  They struggled to meet customer expected lead times due to high SKU…

What is the Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR Model) To Download this Whitepaper as a PDF, Please Click Here. In the 1990’s a consulting firm and market research firm, along with some academics got together to create a process and performance measurement model to support the growing field of supply chain management.  They created…

The Supply Chain Strategic Planning Process To Download This White Paper as a PDF Click Here. Creating a supply chain strategy is very similar to strategic planning.  The difference is we start with an “operational” mindset and finish with a supply chain framework.  Case Study Company Our case study company is a successful and profitable…

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