Category Archives: The Morey Blog

I have spent the last year and a half as a founding member of the Morey Lean Implementation Team, or LIT. The charter for this team was to gather a group of mid-level key performers from multiple disciplines, educate them … Continue reading →

Last time I mentioned “Waiting” as the key non-value added waste in most office environments.   If waiting drives you crazy, try thinking about how many people your process has to go through.  It’s amazing, really.  Pick anything from your company … Continue reading →

As we move on our lean journey, I find myself often putting myself in the customer’s shoes, asking, “If I were the customer, what’s in it for me?” Truly, our lean journey is to make us a better supplier to … Continue reading →

Over the past months, we’ve experienced a strange lesson learned and a word of caution to pass on. We spent a lot of time working towards a high performance culture of continuous improvement. As part of this, we launched improvements … Continue reading →

Previously, I talked about the role of the andon as a function of “Quality at the source.” We use andons on our manufacturing lines to alert the company to any problems, essentially raising a signal and stopping the production lines. … Continue reading →

One of the coolest things of this Lean journey is the ability to better discern waste in everyday processes.  Everyone wants to eliminate waste in manufacturing.  It’s the easiest place to do it.  That’s where everything is visible and tangible.  … Continue reading →