Lean is Marketing TAGS: business901 | communicate | customer | defects | four | inventory | joe dager | lean | lean blitz consulting | marketing | needs | operations | overproduction | p's | place | price | processing | product | promotion | pull system | scrap | sports | toyota way | waiting The essence of marketing is the identification of needs a customer aims to have satisfied and providing a solution that will satisfy those needs within four specific categories – the …Continue reading →

8 Lean Wastes – Inventory TAGS: concession stand | enterprise resource planning | erp | excess inventory | fifo | first in first out | forecasting | inventory | jit | just in case | just in time | lean | obsolete | pull system | push system | spoilage | time | warehouse | wastes (This is the sixth in a series of deeper dives into the 8 lean wastes.) Excess inventory is a significant problem in that is affects business operations in many ways …Continue reading →