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Kanban, the Japanese word for “billboard”, is a visual method for managing work as it flows through a process. Originally developed to do scheduling in the manufacturing sector, it’s now a Lean management tool being utilized across all industries to visualize and actively manage work in order to optimize productivity. It’s also a common tool… read more →
There is a famous quote, “insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.” By this definition, it is senseless for a refinery to all allow major equipment to fail the same way multiple times. These types of failures can lead to expensive production stoppages and result in unplanned overtime,… read more →
No one likes waste, but the question is, what the best way to get rid of it? The answer is Lean, whose fundamental objective is to create maximum value through the elimination of waste. In essence, finding processes to get things done with less effort, less time, and fewer resources. Originally conceived in post-war Japan… read more →
For a long time, the realities of the Oil & Gas industry could be summed up in one word – unpredictability. Recent events in the oil market have once again proven how volatile the industry is. In this environment, every stream of financial benefit into the bottom line gives oil & gas companies an… read more →
Management Is a Spectrum Active management lives in the healthy middle of a spectrum which has anemic absent management on one side and suffocating micromanagement on the other. Absent managers fail to adequately interact with their staff, and provide little in the way of guidance, mentorship, or feedback so employees are left unsupported and… read more →
Trindent’s approach to profit improvement is based on solving complex problems, where we drive improvements in three key areas: Process, which refers to the way things are done; Systems, the tools used to manage a business; and Behaviors, the actions taken based on information provided by the System. This article will focus on processes, which… read more →
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