Ryan is the Director of Consortia at The Association of Manufacturing Excellence, the largest Lean membership organization in the world. His mission is to educate businesses about the power of the lean methodology, and help them harness it to achieve operational excellence. In this episode, we talked about management, organization, efficiency…
Show notes
- Introducing Ryan Mecham. [00:36]
- What lean is and what it can do for your business. [01:04]
- How Toyota applied the lean principles even before WW2. [03:12]
- How non-manufacturing businesses can apply lean manufacturing principles to achieve higher efficiency. [05:40]
- The 5 Levels of Why, and how you can use it to find a breakdown in your processes. [06:50]
- How the 80/20 principle aligns with lean manufacturing principles. [08:58]
- What the 5S stands for in Lean Manufacturing, and how you can start applying it to your business. [11:18]
- The first step in building a continuous learning organization. [16:06]
- Why the lean manufacturing principle starts in the bathroom. [23:35]
- What business leaders can do get their teams to develop the lean habit. [26:46]
- Ryan’s take on emails and going paperless. [36:19]
- One great alternative to time-consuming emails. [37:09]
- Where to find examples of successful lean companies. [38:16]
- How to get in touch with Ryan and AME.org for more information on lean. [40:49]
- The difference between lean and six sigma. [44:27]
- What you will learn by reading the book, The Toyota Way. [47:56]
- Ryan’s most important piece of advice to home service businesses. [49:33]
- Ryan’s message to hardworking business owners who spend most of their time working in the business instead of on the business. [53:35]
Resources And People Mentioned:
- 2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture by Paul Akers
- Barry-Wehmiller University
- The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) by Hal Elrod
- Website: Youtube Video Search Results for Paul Akers Fastcap
- The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World’s Greatest Manufacturer by Jeffrey K. Liker
- Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family by Bob Chapman
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