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Your 2027 budget says productivity will go up. What needs to change in the operation to make that happen? Setting a 2027 annual plan can be like registering for a marathon with a target time of 3h30 when your last time was four hours. The ambition is fine, but it only means something if the training plan, the weekly hours and the discipline to drop other commitments are there to back it up. In the latest episode of 𝟑 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, André Smaal shares three things leadership teams should focus on during annual planning: testing the assumptions behind the numbers, linking the budget to a structured improvement programme, and being honest about how much change the organisation can absorb next year. Watch the latest episode and read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/eHCawciy #OperationalExcellence #ManufacturingLeadership #TBMConsultingEurope

A busy factory is not always a productive factory. When work in progress keeps building, it can create the impression that capacity is fully used. In reality, too much WIP can mean longer queues, more waiting, and slower flow through the operation. In the latest episode of 𝟑 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, Robert Vrugtman looks at the relationship between WIP and capacity, and why manufacturers should understand how work is flowing before deciding they need more people, another shift, or additional equipment Watch the latest episode and read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/eK7sRSpn #OperationalExcellence #CapacityPlanning #TBMConsultingEurope

Operational variability can quickly put pressure on the bottom line in a multisite organisation. When different sites rely on different ways of working to deliver the same company plan, Continuous Improvement can turn into continuous firefighting. A global frozen food manufacturer partnered with TBM to change that by embedding a standardised Continuous Improvement programme across its operations. Within three years, the programme was launched and internalised across 48 plants in 12 countries and 5 continents, generating $15 million in annual savings. The organisation also achieved 85% sustainment of improvements, creating a more consistent approach to performance improvement across the network. Read the full case study here: https://lnkd.in/egcUkeeu/?utm_campaign=SC%257CEngagement%257CSingleImagePost%257CTopContentsofAllTimeforFollowers&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=800371684&hsa_acc=509322711&hsa_cam=800371684&hsa_grp=447121344&hsa_ad=1605916504&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3 #ContinuousImprovement #TBMConsultingEurope

Your shift is about to start. Does everyone stepping onto the floor know what happened in the last one? Shop floor routines are the mechanism through which information flows between teams, problems are identified before they become bigger issues, and the people closest to the work have the information they need to make informed decisions. When those routines are missing or inconsistent, important issues are overlooked between shifts, and corrective action often comes too late. In the latest episode of 𝟑 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, we look at how SQCDP board meetings help production teams stay aligned, address issues faster, and keep performance visible across every shift. Watch the latest episode and read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/gtU9DPss/?utm_campaign=AwarenessAds-VideoViews&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=674557704&hsa_acc=509322711&hsa_cam=674557704&hsa_grp=404737634&hsa_ad=1605906504&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3 #LeanManufacturing #OperationalExcellence #TBMConsultingEurope

If the same issue is still in your morning meeting next week, the problem may no longer be on the shop floor. It may be the decision that has not been made. In many plants, the people closest to production already know what is going wrong. The difficulty is that some problems cannot be solved at shop floor level. They need a decision, support from another function, or someone to remove a barrier that has been sitting there for too long. In the latest episode of 𝟑 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, André Smaal looks at why firefighting becomes part of normal operations and why leaders sometimes need to ask a different question: What decision are we not making? Watch the latest episode and read the full reflection here: https://lnkd.in/eKakeN-X #OperationalLeadership #TBMConsultingEurope

Your line is ready. Your people are ready. So why is nothing moving? Sometimes the biggest loss on the shop floor is not a breakdown. It is the ten minutes waiting for quality, the call to maintenance, the missing material, or the decision that nobody seems authorised to make. Those minutes look small on their own. Across a shift, a week and several production lines, they can quietly consume capacity you have already paid for. In the latest episode of The Zero Waste Line, we look at Waiting and five practical ways to spot where time is being lost and stop the same delays coming back. Before adding another shift, another machine or more people, it is worth asking one question: How much of your existing capacity is simply waiting? Read the latest article here: https://lnkd.in/eJAijK9v/?utm_campaign=AwarenessAds-LinkedInEngagement&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=672591444&hsa_acc=509322711&hsa_cam=672591444&hsa_grp=879800174&hsa_ad=1555870894&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3 #LeanManufacturing #OperationalExcellence #TBMConsultingEurope