No one has more trouble than the person who claims to have no trouble
My first move as the manager of the machine shop was to introduce standardized work.
The more inventory a company has, the less likely they will have what they need.
Data is of course important in manufacturing, but I place the greatest emphasis on facts.
All we are doing is looking at the time line, from the moment the customer gives us an order to the point when we collect the cash. And we are reducing the time line by reducing the non-value adding wastes.
The only place that work and motion are the same thing is the zoo where people pay to see the animals move around