by Megan | Oct 12, 2018 | Quality
It’s no secret that I think systems will help a shop run better – more efficiently, easier to train employees, higher profits. Systems take time to implement, however. One of the conversations I frequently have is, “OK, I’ll accept your premise that it will make more...
by Megan | Sep 28, 2018 | environmental
The trucking industry has changed a lot since the days when I’d ride in the third seat of the family station wagon, facing backwards, and wave at truckers in the hopes they’d toot their big horn back at me. (TOOT TOOT!) Back then, they drove what they thought was...
by Megan | Jul 6, 2018 | Communications
When a company is making money it can seem successful but is it truly measurable? If a company is struggling to achieve their organizational objectives it can be difficult to determine exactly what aspect of the company is holding it back. This is where Key...
by Megan | Jun 22, 2018 | Systems
A picture speaks a thousand words and in any language you speak, which is why Visual Management as a communication technique is essential, even if we don’t notice it every day. Visual management is a technique to help communicate expectations, performance,...
by Megan | Jun 8, 2018 | Systems
When there is not clear communication between team members it can result in duplicate efforts, defects or re-work of tasks already completed but done so incorrectly. Some supervisors find they are constantly on the go chasing tasks to be completed but not knowing...
