I keep hearing the phrase “it’s great that we are getting back to normal” and it got me thinking – what’s so great about normal? The pandemic has been a total disaster for so many people around the world. Some have died, others are left with long covid but for…
I spent yesterday at the MACH exhibition and it got me thinking – every sausage needs a sizzle. For those of you who don’t know MACH is a manufacturing exhibition held in the UK. Here people involved in the manufacturing industries, both large and small get together to look at…
It’s April 1st today or April Fools Day and it got me thinking – why celebrate fools? I love those television programs where one can watch talented people try their hardest to produce the best work that they can and learn to be better at their craft. They are, however,…
In Lean terms the Waste of Motion is defined as ‘any unnecessary movement of people, equipment or machinery’. An example which is often offered is the motion of people to and from pieces of office equipment, for example one central printer. Far better, says Lean theory, to put a small…