Continuous improvement as we know it, has its roots in the TPS (Toyota Production System) developed by Toyota shortly after World World 2. TPS was a precursor to the current lean manufacturing process that most of us are familiar with. One of the core principles of Lean Production is the concept of Kaizen (Kai = Good, Zen = Change). Lean Production is not new, it has been around in some form or another since Henry Ford. A few companies that you may have heard of that embrac

Often times to get ideas outside the bubble of distribution and supply chain that we mostly operate within, I read about innovations in other industries, watch TED talks, read books from professors and mad scientists, and so on. You know, the robot that allows cows to milk themselves when they would like - https://www.lely.com/us/solutions/milking/astronaut-a5/. Sometimes it's just an interesting read or fascinating concept that keeps me pursuing new ideas and challenging the