How to get the most from your ERP System?
You have heavily invested in your new ERP system but you are not seeing the results that you expected. People are not seeing the value, and in fact, some of them may express they preferred the old way of working. Have no fear, you’re not alone, and the silver lining...
What are ERP Systems?
Are you struggling within your organisation to scale your processes? Is your business overly reliant on excel spreadsheets that only certain people within your organisation know how to read and edit? Is your team heavily reliant on emails and phone calls to move...
What Makes a Good Problem Statement?
To answer this question, we must first understand why it's important. Human experience, learning and wisdom have provided us with an understanding of why it is essential. In reality, we can be slow to recognize problems, this can be due to a number of factors: Speed...
What is “Load shifting” and why will it give your organisation a competitive advantage?
"We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can do something about it."Barack Obama, Former US President As I was walking into work the other day passing out all the cars that were stuck in traffic it got me thinking...
How to save time using Lean Principles
The workload is beginning to pile up, there's no visible end in sight and the challenges facing you are starting to appear more and more daunting. Many of us face a similar situation at work every day. So how can the Lean Principles help you? It's well known that Lean...
Digital Leaders & Role Models
How do we get there from here?There are many things Digital Leaders & Role Models can do to accelerate progress towards a real digital workplace, and they all help improve our current ways of working at the same time. Strategy:Create a digital leadership group to...
8 wastes in every business
There are wastes in every organisation but what are they? There are 8 wastes in every business that lead to inefficiency. A core principle in lean thinking is the provision of value for the customer and the elimination of waste. Waste can come in the form...
Why do I need 6S?
You may have 5s or 6S being discussed and wonder, "What is 6S?", take a minute to read our companion blog. We define 6S as a Lean process improvement technique that aims to optimise efficiency in the workplace. So now you know what 6S is, now you may be asking...
What is 6S?
Have you ever been in the middle of a job and not been able to finish because you can't find a particular tool? Have you ever run out of printer ink because nobody knew they needed to order replacements? Can't find that file you were working on last week? Did it delay...
Digital Solutions
When thinking about digital solutions it is sometimes difficult to know where to start. At LBSPartners we think about digitalization in four ways, digital capabilities, customer experiences, operational processes and the underlying business model. Digital Capabilities...
Embracing the Digital Mindset: Shaping Our Future with Technology
According to Carol Dweck, who coined the term, mindset is a set of beliefs that shape how you make sense of the world and yourself. A digital mindset therefore must be the understanding and beliefs about all things digital that shape how we live, work and play. So...
What is a digital vision?
Your organization may well have a purpose and values well communicated with all stakeholders. A digital vision, however, is different. It's also, forward-looking and defines "who we want to become" as an organization considering emerging technologies. So you have...