Dennis Hobbs Consulting

12/24/2022

02/04/2019

Acheiving a total Lean transfomation from scratch can be very intimidating. Most companies will not attempt it! Instead, they choose target areas within the current operating system and begin there. Once successful in the targeted area, they then have new confidence to move on to another area. My book, "Applied Lean Business Transformation" describes a total tranformation company wide, but can be used to target individual areas for a Lean transformation. Take one bite of the elephant at a time!

02/07/2018

The fundamental definition of Lean manufaturing is acheiving maximum efficiency for each individual process across the sum of the whole manufacting process. Evidence of an inefficient process include high work in process or finished goods inventories, missed ship dates, and quality issues. These resulting consequences can be very expensive for the manufacturer. Are you happy with your inventory levels? Are you satisfied with your fulfillment rate? Are your quality goals being met? If you are dissatisfied with any of these performance measures, you may want to consider the implementation of the Lean manufacturing in your factory. Learn how to to implement Lean in your factory with the techniques presented in my book, "Applied Lean Business Transformation"

12/05/2017

Interested in implementing a Lean operating system in your facility? The principles of the Toyota production system may make a lot of sense to you, but you may not know where to begin your transformation. I have designed and implemented dozens of Lean operating systems around the world with as many different products. I have documented the step by step process I use for designing and implementing a Lean operating systems in this comprehensive book. Check it out. It is a small investment that will yield a huge productivity gain for you. Go to wwwjrosspub.com to order your copy today!. Contact me at [email protected] if you have a question

12/05/2017

Is the amount of working capital required to support your business needs important to you? Are you comfortable with the amount of working capital needed to support your day-to-day business? Are you concerned that the amount of in-process and finished goods inventory on-hand may be excessive for maintaining your customer service expectations? Have you wondered why your customer lead time is so much longer than the actual work content of your products? If these performance measures keep you up at night, maybe, you should investigate the benefits of operating a Lean operating system in your manufacturing facility!

10/13/2017

Are you a commodity manufacturer with many competitors? If so, your price and delivery parameters are set by the marketplace. Conversion to a Lean operation will have limited benefits for you. If, however, you operate in a very competitive marketplace, selling price and delivery time improvements can provide you with incredible market differentials. A Lean operating system can provide these market differentials to your company. If you are satisfied with your market share, do not waste your time implementing a Lean operating system. If you want to increase your share of your market, consider implementing a Lean operating system!

07/18/2017

Many manufacturers praise the advertised benefits of operating a lean manufacturing facility. But, when it comes down to changing the legacy performance measurements. manufacturers can get weak-kneed very quickly. For example, Inventory as a line item on the balance sheet is usually greatly reduced while cash on hand is increased. Since overhead absorption is based on the amount of inventory on hand. the inventory reduction success can be diluted by the resulting overhead cost increase on the balance sheet. Be strong brothers and prepare your cost accounting organization of the switch in assets

03/24/2016

Trying to establish a continuous flow manufacturing line to accomplish your Lean manufacturig goals? A good place to start is to calculate your critical path through manufacturing to establish the minimum time required to produce your product. Of course, this critical path determines your lead time. A common term for this critical path time is Total Product Cycle Time (TPCT). The goal of any Lean initiative is reduce TPCT. What is your TPCT?

03/21/2016

Welcome to my new page, dennis hobbs consulting. I hope to offer manufacturers looking to implement the Lean manufacturing principles a place to go to ask questions from a subject matter expert about their efforts to implement a Lean manufacturing line. I will not charge for this service choosing to accomplish this mission without getting on an airplane.