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Significance of Waste - Office Improvements

Jan 17
3 min

Significance of Waste - Office Improvements

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash The last of three key differences when transitioning continuous improvement (CI) from a manufacturing environment to the office is the Significance of Waste. While this blog will focus on office waste, I encourage you to read tips about the other two factors, Association to Work and Frequency of Work Units. In a previous blog, Office Vs. Manufacturing – Waste, I discussed how waste is magnified in an office setting when there are issues with

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Improving Daily Management

Nov 29, 2020
9 min

Improving Daily Management

Meredith Fisher and I recently had the pleasure of being guests on Jamie Parker’s Lean Leadership for Ops Managers podcast, “Improving Daily Management.” In case you have not had the chance to listen, I posted the partial interview in this blog. You can listen to the full episode here: https://processplusresults.com/podcast/015/ Jamie: Now we are going to hear from Stephanie Hill. Stephanie is owner of Light Bulb Moment Consulting, which provides services for businesses that

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Frequency of Work Units - Office Improvements

Jul 22, 2020
3 min

Frequency of Work Units - Office Improvements

From the June post, we learned that most office processes move “widgets” through less frequently and/or with longer cycle times than most manufacturing processes. This blog will address the “Frequency of Work Units” factor that impacts results when doing continuous improvement (CI) in an office vs. manufacturing environment. I encourage you to read about the other two factors, “Association to Work” and “Significance of Waste,” on our blog page, https://www.lbmoment.com/blog.

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Association to Work - Office Improvements

Jul 8, 2020
3 min

Association to Work - Office Improvements

As promised, these next blog posts will include basic tips for addressing the main factors that impact results when doing continuous improvement (CI) in an office vs. manufacturing environment: 1. Association to Work 2. Frequency of Work Units 3. Significance of Waste If you haven’t read the previous three blog posts, I recommend doing so before continuing to the tips. This post will suggest what to do. Prior posts will let you know why you might implement these tips. Let’s b

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Significance of Waste - Office Vs. Manufacturing

Jun 29, 2020
2 min

Significance of Waste - Office Vs. Manufacturing

In Part One of this blog series, I shared the importance of understanding and adapting to three key factors that impact results when doing continuous improvement (CI) in an office vs. manufacturing environment. 1. Association to Work 2. Frequency of Work Units 3. Significance of Waste We have already discussed “Association to Work” and “Frequency of Work Units.” So, this week, we will dive into “Significance of Waste.” Remember that the first three blog posts will describe ea

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The Frequency Factor - Office Vs. Manufacturing -

Jun 23, 2020
2 min

The Frequency Factor - Office Vs. Manufacturing -

In Part One of this blog series, I shared the importance of understanding and adapting to three key factors that impact results when doing continuous improvement (CI) work in an office vs. manufacturing environment. 1. Association to Work 2. Frequency of Work Units 3. Significance of Waste We have already discussed “Association to Work.” So this week, we will dive into “Frequency of Work Units.” Remember that the first three blog posts will describe the key differences, wh

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Association to Work - Office vs. Manufacturing

Jun 11, 2020
2 min

Association to Work - Office vs. Manufacturing

Before I dive too deeply into this topic, I will share that we should always take the Continuous Improvement (CI) approach of gathering Voice of the Customer (VOC) before starting any improvement. While I will be generalizing between manufacturing and office environments, each setting, culture, and individual is unique. So, I always encourage you to take the time and learn what will work best for each participant. So, why does it matter whether we understand the differences b

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Improvement During a Pandemic?

Jun 2, 2020
2 min

Improvement During a Pandemic?

Continuous Improvement (CI) professionals all over the world are facing a similar challenge - getting buy-in for improvement efforts during this pandemic. My overly short response to that is, quit trying so hard! I am not saying to give up entirely, yet it is much like Sisyphus pushing a giant boulder up a hill. My question for you is this: Do you really know why you are pushing THAT boulder up THAT hill at THIS time? The reality is that you probably need to abandon that hill

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