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by traeblain
791 days ago
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There are a number of great comments here, but one of the best things I've seen from "fresh eyes" is identifying entrenched waste. In manufacturing, eliminating waste/process improvements are always being looked at and often encouraged. The vast majority of manufacturing efforts require bespoke solutions (material handling, planning, quality, etc.), that's most likely why it's hard to find "common solutions". Many get tied into common systems, but it's often a "we made it work" condition and not seamless. So walk the floor, observe what's bespoke, observe what could be common and integrated, then explore those items. ERP software seems to be the largest contributor in this space. I would look at modern solutions as much as you can. Many companies are entrenched in SAP and Epicor (QAD, Netsuite, etc.) which try to do everything and often don't do anything really well. Start there, but there may be more obvious areas to look at in your observation. Good luck! |
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Reminds of muri, muda, and The Toyota Way book.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Toyota_Way
IIRC the Lean Startup came from that.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Ries
See Steve Blank.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Blank
Also:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%932011_Toyota_veh...