An Oregon Winery That’s Experimenting After the Calamity of Wildfires
My wife and I, in normal times, love visiting wineries. The Willamette Valley of Oregon is one of our favorite…
My Article on “Testing Lean Changes, Small or Large;” Recent Winery…
Thanks to Arena Simulation Software for asking me to write this article for their regular customer newsletter:…
Six Sigma Ranch and Winery
Six Sigma - People
I might not be able to blog much the next few days, so I'll pose this fun question. Has…
Episode #23 of “Lean Whiskey”: Finishing 2020 with Kentucky Bourbon,…
Deondra Wardelle, Mark Graban, Jamie Flinchbaugh
In Episode 23, Mark and Jamie return to finish out 2020, this…
“Adopting and Adapting” TPS to the Raymond Lean Management System
My guest for Episode #390 is Keith Ingels, the TPS (Toyota Production System) Manager for Raymond Corporation…
The One Word I Kept Hearing at Wineries in Spain and France
I'll get right to it. The word:
"Experiment."
Well, I also heard "experiments" and "experimenting," but you…
But Pigs and Corn Aren’t Cars! #Lean in Farming
I don't know anything about farming. The only time I spend on "farms" is visits to wineries that grow grapes, as…
1% Improvement Here and There Can Make a Big Difference in Wine Making?
I was fortunate to take a nearly two-week vacation recently, a trip that included a week in France.
My wife and…
Gemba Wine: A Lean Geek Visits Wineries, Part 3
Following up on my previous posts (here and here) on a recent visit to the Northern California Wine Country, I'm…
Gemba Wine: A Lean Geek Visits Wineries, Part 2
Growing grapes and making wine is certainly an art... but when you look into it there's a lot of process…
Gemba Wine: Variation in Wine Seals and Variation in Customer Needs
My wife and I just got back from four days in Napa and Sonoma counties doing, ahem, "gemba walks" at a number of…
Wine Making and Waste Reduction
Two Buck Chuck still making waves - Yahoo! NewsWine making is still a very non-level process... those darn grapes…