5S with a CANDO Attitude

Share: Was the forerunner to 5S formulated by Henry J Ford in a Michigan sawmill in the 1880s? Henry J  Ford would not recognise the […]

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Your most valuable asset

Share:   You’d be amazed at how often I find when out and about, that there are no standard operating procedures (SOP’s) for carrying out […]

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Gain from productivity improvements

Share:   How to solve UK Productivity Crisis? There is a lot of talks currently about productivity or rather the lack of it in the UK. […]

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3 Step Guide to Operational Excellence

What is Operational Excellence look like? What is Operational Excellence? And to be frank, who cares? Big questions right? Maybe that is the problem we have in all businesses. We are too driven by the P&L sheet to actually realise that it is Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement that makes the difference.

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3 Step Guide to Operational Excellence

Share: 3 Step Guide to Operational Excellence What is Operational Excellence? What does Operational Excellence look like? And to be frank, who cares? Big questions right? Maybe that […]

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Reduce Waste & Productivity Conference

Share: Delighted to announce our Making an IMPACT on Waste & Productivity Conference, which is taking place on the 📅 6 June 2019, at Aerospace Bristol, home of […]

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Lean RCM Process Wins National Award for Viridor in 2016

Viridor receiving best maintenance award photo

Viridor receiving best maintenance award photo

Share:   We are delighted with the news that the EMS Cognito Lean RCM process has been recognised, nationally, following last week’s prestigious UK Manufacturing […]

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The Chalk Circle

Share:   The power of Gemba is easy to overlook or to forget about, or simply not have confidence when we watch out busy ant […]

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Can you see the opportunity? Value stream map

Share:     When was the last time you looked up from the detail? Where ever we work in an organisation we focus on the […]

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