Henry Ford: Created Lean Manufacturing BASICS Henry Ford first introduced lean manufacturing BASICS at his River Rouge operation in 1920. Using his lean basics as the basis for his pro-duction line concept, the Model T Ford plant was able to go from receipt of iron ore to casting the engine block, to machining the engine block, to building the engine and shipping it in a final assembled car in an astonishing forty-eight hours. Now that's LEAN!   Vince Lombardi: Mastering the BASICS Many years ago Vince Lombardi led the Green Bay Packers football team to unprecedented success by having an almost obsessive focus on mast-ering the BASICS of football. It’s amazing how many individuals and companies have great visions yet fail to achieve their full growth and earning potentials. They're a lot like the Green Bay Packers' football team before the arrival of Vince Lombardi... all the potential in the world but with not enough focus on execut-ing the BASICS of their business and profession.

Lean Manufacturing transformation is not an "add water and stir" initiative. You can't just decide one day to become lean and think it will happen overnight.

Below you'll find my back-to-basics, lean manufacturing, management develop-ment and team training products. The "WHAT TO DO" and most important the "HOW-TO-DO IT" for achieving a lean manufacturing transformation beyond  expectations.