As clarified by Jamie Flinchbaugh of the Lean Learning Center in a recent Industry Week article on “problem-solving through the lean lens”, lean is about problem solving. It is the never ending process of solving the problem that prevents us from getting to the ideal state where every need is met on time and with […]
This is the sixth, and final post, in our first series of posts designed to introduce you to problem solving strategies that you can use to attack your sourcing and supply chain problems. Last Sunday we discussed some methodologies that you could use to evaluate a solution. Today we are going to discuss ten general […]
This is the fifth post in a series of posts designed to introduce you to problem solving strategies that you can use to attack your sourcing and supply chain problems. Last Sunday we discussed three methodologies that you could use to find a solution. Today we are going to discuss methodologies you can use to […]
This is the fourth post in a series of posts designed to introduce you to problem solving strategies that you can use to attack your sourcing and supply chain problems. Last Sunday we discussed six strategies that you could use to help you find the root cause of a problem, which is the first, and […]
This is the third post in a series of posts designed to introduce you to problem solving strategies that you can use to attack your sourcing and supply chain problems. Last Sunday we discussed three strategies that you could use to help you simplify the task, which is often the best methodology you can use […]