Quotes of the Week
"Improper beliefs in management will eventually become a roadblock. Armies of engineers doing time studies will only affect your lead time so much"
"People work better and harder when they feel a part of something bigger and feel valued."
"We as a management team need to do a good job at setting the boundaries and allowing them to work within the boundaries."
"The people side of QRM is just as important as the technical side. We need to have one goal we can all get behind."
"Don’t focus on improving the existing process… you are usually better off thinking outside the box and doing it in a completely different way."
"Yes, we want to consider that. Why would we go buy more warehouse to store our WIP when we can buy a machine and get the WIP out faster."
"Bigger orders isn’t always better...If our suppliers or clients have internal dysfunction, it will affect us."
"It is better to be safe than sorry , It is better to under promise over deliver. These ideas are just ways that we add padding to our lead times."
"If we could convince Truvy to do monthly instead of quarterly, then there is less chance for changes to be made mid-run. It also puts less pressure on making changes because they will not be putting orders for the next “3 months”."
"If you can get down to 60 days lead time then yes you might be spending more on raws to get them here quicker, but you will be able to get out twice as much in a year. You have to look at the big picture. It is all about perspective."
"Some of us already have ideas that are set in stone based on prior experience inside or outside of work. We may need to challenge some of those ideas and rely on Rajan’s wisdom."
" 'The definition of leadership is making dreams a reality at the grassroots level.' "