Today we look at Commitment #3:   10 COMMITMENTS No Shortcuts  We will teach you the safe way, provide you safe equipment, fix it when it breaks. Do it right and safe. Safety Freeze  Watch out for others, guide and teach “rookies,” hold others accountable for safe practices. On Time and Quick Start  Be there, start […]

Here’s how lean works: I’ve been in Maine to tour our operations there and visit with the team before their annual maintenance week. Most of you haven’t seen our other facilities. If you could see all of them, you would be surprised about how different each of them is. They are distinctive by the raw […]

I shared with you how important a “quick start” is every day. The second part of a “quick start” is focusing on having a “great first hour.” There is nothing worse than having a balky start with inconsistent results in the first hour. Once you get behind, it is difficult to make up ground. A […]