On the Shoulders of Giants

Dave Griffith & Max Krug

On The Shoulders of Giants is a show by Max Krug and Dave Griffith discussing Operational Excellence. Operational Excellence focuses on achieving breakthrough results by establishing alignment throughout an organization. Breakthrough means MASSIVE CHANGE, the kind that will totally reshape an organization. If you only want to get 5% better, this show is not for you! We discuss TQM, TOC, Lean, Six Sigma, as well as other tools and methods to find those breakthrough results. Our goal is to share tools that work in the real world along with customer stories to empower your organization. Operational Excellence works across all organizations and all industries. If you want to learn more visit: ManufacturingHub.live

Episodes

  1. Ep. 9 | Synchronous Management

    05/21/2022

    Ep. 9 | Synchronous Management

    On the Shoulders of Giants

    1h 15m

  2. 05/04/2022

    Ep. 8 | Big Feet, Little Feet, all about feet.

    What is a bigfoot and how to stop them in their tracks

    36 min

  3. 04/19/2022

    Ep. 7 | What is Theory of Constraints?

    We talk about:What is the Theory of Constraints?How to implement TOC? Pareto Principals, and more! Find Max: Future State Engineering: https://futurestateengineering.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maxkrug/ Find Dave: Dave-Griffith.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/ Lean |  Six Sigma  | TQM  | TOC  |

    53 min

  4. 04/12/2022

    Ep. 6 | The Min Max system is fatally flawed.

    We talk about: InventoryMin/Max System and how it's flawedHow to manage inventory for retailPlus how to target inventory levels and adjust for time. Find Max: Future State Engineering: https://futurestateengineering.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maxkrug/ Find Dave: Dave-Griffith.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/ Lean |  Six Sigma  | TQM  | TOC  |

    45 min

  5. 04/12/2022

    Ep. 5 | What is Necessary & Sufficient?

    Understanding Necessary and Sufficient Why it's not as easy as it sounds. Find Max: Future State Engineering: https://futurestateengineering.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maxkrug/ Find Dave: Dave-Griffith.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/ Lean |  Six Sigma  | TQM  | TOC  |

    28 min

  6. 04/05/2022

    Ep. 4 | Who are the Giants? Deming and beyond.

    Where did we come up with the show name? Dr. Goldratt's Standing on the shoulders of giants. Dr. Deming's 14 points and everything that come from it... What is culture and how can we change it?  Leadership buy-in and what questions new employees should ask.  Find Max: Future State Engineering: https://futurestateengineering.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maxkrug/ Find Dave: Dave-Griffith.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/ Lean |  Six Sigma  | TQM  | TOC  |

    44 min

  7. 03/29/2022

    Ep. 3 | Getting More with what you Have

    Productivity - Getting more with the resources that you have. Not using resources correctly.  What is a Design Sprint? How do we sustain results? Find Max: Future State Engineering: https://futurestateengineering.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maxkrug/ Find Dave: Dave-Griffith.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/

    38 min

  8. 03/15/2022

    Ep.2 | The One Rule

    What is improved productivity?  How can we make sure that we are not sub-optimizing?  Find Max: Future State Engineering: https://futurestateengineering.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maxkrug/ Find Dave: Dave-Griffith.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/

    29 min

  9. 03/15/2022

    Ep. 01 | System Thinking ~ How Max and Dave Got Here

    Theory of Constraints: https://www.tocinstitute.org/theory-of-constraints.html Max on Manufacturing Hub:  https://www.manufacturinghub.live/guests/max-krug Find Max: Future State Engineering: https://futurestateengineering.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maxkrug/ Find Dave: Dave-Griffith.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/

    29 min
  • 9 Episodes

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On The Shoulders of Giants is a show by Max Krug and Dave Griffith discussing Operational Excellence. Operational Excellence focuses on achieving breakthrough results by establishing alignment throughout an organization. Breakthrough means MASSIVE CHANGE, the kind that will totally reshape an organization. If you only want to get 5% better, this show is not for you! We discuss TQM, TOC, Lean, Six Sigma, as well as other tools and methods to find those breakthrough results. Our goal is to share tools that work in the real world along with customer stories to empower your organization. Operational Excellence works across all organizations and all industries. If you want to learn more visit: ManufacturingHub.live

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    Dave Griffith & Max Krug
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