Author Archive: Drew Locher
Drew is currently Managing Director for Change Management Associates. CMA provides various Business Improvement Consulting and Organizational Development services to industrial and service organizations. CMA will assist organizations to successfully implement Systems and Quality Management principles within their operations to improve business performance. Since 1986, Drew has been working to implement innovative Business Management strategies in a wide spectrum of business environments. From 1986 to 1990 he worked to develop and deliver Business Improvement programs for General Electric. During this time, he had the opportunity to gain first hand experience in significant business improvement initiatives throughout a large industrial and service company. In 1990, Drew left GE to form CMA.
The Lean Job Shop
There is a misconception that Lean Thinking only applies to highly repetitive production environments. This misconception is perpetuated by the fact that most examples provided in books on the subject typically involve such companies. However, this is not the case. Manufacturers involved in high mixed model production can realize greater benefits from the application of [...]
