The bricks I’m talking about are building bricks, the kind used to build a house. The sprinklers I’m talking about are not the kind of...

Today is Independence Day, July 4, in the United States where I live. Freedom is on everyone’s mind and the subject of much discussion....

Which door do you want? Behind Door 1 is Company A, behind Door 2 is Company B. Assume you are working on building manufacturing...

What ambitions do you personally have for the manufacturing processes your business depends on? Ambition is defined as: A strong desire...

Why are some people thought of as the “go to” person when a completely new process needs to be developed (or an existing process needs to...

Optimism is a must have for folks doing bold process work. It is important for both self-motivation and to keep others enthused. I’m...

Robust processes win, as we have discussed before. Therefore, the question we are trying to answer is: what’s the easiest and surest way...

“There are no shortcuts”. That was my answer to someone in the audience who recently asked me what my main learning was from the many...

One key part of process development is fostering a vision or picture of what the future process might look like. This picture, if it...

Over the Horizon. That phrase conjures up many different images and thoughts. I’m thinking about it in the context of creating brand-new...