Author Archives: Cornelis Bonnet

Having lived in Germany for quite a while, I can safely say the Germans pride themselves on efficiency. They generally know how to achieve maximum productivity. But there’s one thing that doesn’t fit the picture. Where I live, villages are interconnected by roads with lots of roundabouts and crossings. Here, the speed limit drops very suddenly. And once you hit the straight road again, you’re allowed to accelerate significantly.…

What if all your systems go down? We know, we know. It’s a disaster of sorts. You don’t want to talk about it. You don’t even want to think about it. Right? The thing is, you should. Especially if you rely on Visual Management. Did you know those screens can be true saviors in such times of despair? If you take the right measures, that is. So, let’s have…

Let’s talk safety for a bit. Of course, it’s a factor that should never be overlooked, regardless of the sector you operate in. But in the manufacturing industry, it’s crucial. Usually expressed in (lost-time injuries (LTI) and lost-time injury frequency rate ( LTIFR ), it’s an important indicator of how safe and people-oriented an organization really is. The question is, do you communicate your company’s safety level to employees…

Customer contact involves people. Despite rapid digitalization, human-to-human interaction is still indispensable if you aim for a high customer satisfaction rate. Now, let’s place an old adage in this context: seeing is believing. How that’s relevant, you ask?

The inverted pyramid is by no means a new phenomenon. But when it comes to upending the traditional hierarchy in organizations, implementing it is easier said than done. A model where the tip of the pyramid is at the bottom so the ‘higher ranks’ can serve those at the base isn’t as common as it should be.

Let’s talk dishwashers for a bit. If you’ve ever (re)designed your kitchen, you know there’s an overwhelmingly huge amount of them out there. So, how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? And how on earth does this relate to Visual Management?

Recently, I found myself in a UK pub. After a quite spirited Brexit discussion, I got up to pay the check. What I saw confounded me. I took a picture (see above) to share it with you. Why? Because it perfectly illustrates how Visual Management can go awry.

If you want to deploy Visual Management to improve performance in your organization, you’ll need three ingredients. First, an improvement board. Second, a performance board. Third, Lean Six Sigma. Are you reeling a bit with all these terms being fired at you? Well, take a moment to read our blog, and we’ll explain them all.

In previous blogs, we mentioned that Texas Digital has a so-called business practice. But why, exactly? And what does it mean in the first place? Allow us to elaborate!

A billboard is a giant ad with a straightforward message. Is it possible to miss the mark with something so seemingly simple? Well, of course it is. A billboard needs to capture drivers’ attention and communicate a message in a snap. After all, drivers have other things to do than study ads that flash by. They need to know the ‘what’ and ‘how’ (like dates and locations) right away.…