Gold’s Gym and a Failure in Quality TAGS: arms | asq | bad | cardio | consulting | core | customer | equipment | exercise | expectations | gold's gym | influential voices | lean | lean blitz | legs | machines | north augusta | plan | quality | south carolina | trainer | workout I’m essentially clueless about physical training. There’s a lot I need to change about my overall physical fitness. I’m a semi-healthy eater when I’m at home, but when it comes …Continue reading →

The 2013 #Masters: Use of Temporary Labor TAGS: augusta | birth of a new workforce | club | concessions | core | critical | golf | golf shop | labor | lean | lean blitz consulting | masters | mau | national | noncore | randy hatcher | securitas | security | staffing | temporary Masters Week has finally come and gone! All of the golf world descended upon Augusta, Georgia for April 8-14 for the 2013 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Now …Continue reading →

Manufacturing Process of Baseballs TAGS: adhesive | baseball | blitz | center | core | cork | errors | lean | leather | lifting | machine | manufacturing | motion | neyer | operations | overseas | pill | poka-yoke | poly | process | rawlings | rob | rubber | sbnation | sew | six sigma | stamping | standardized | stitching | video | waste | weight | wool | yarn This is a great video on the baseball manufacturing process. So how many wasteful activities did you spot in the process? Here are some things I saw (obviously not comprehensive): …Continue reading →