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Giles Johnston

Giles Johnston is a Chartered Engineer who consults with businesses to improve their productivity and on time delivery performance. Giles is also the author of What Does Good Look Like? and the co-creator of the StreamLiner business improvement software program.

lean manufacturing
Lean
24/04/2021

How to implement Lean manufacturing

I am often asked questions around how to implement Lean manufacturing programmes. Is this a question that you have asked? There is no right or wrong way to transform your...
by Giles Johnston
process improvement software
Continual Improvement
21/02/2021

Auditing: A simple approach to improve your business processes

Auditing is a great tool for any business improvement professional. It is also a tool that is often left as a ‘thing that Quality Managers do’. A quick impromptu...
by Giles Johnston
Process Improvement
19/11/2020

Business routines and ISO systems

I was working with a company today that are moving towards ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety) certification. A few months ago we couldn’t have even considered...
by Giles Johnston
Lean
09/11/2020

How do you define Lean in your business?

Lean occasionally gets a bad name How do you define Lean in your business? Is it something that you have spent time on determining what it means for your team and your...
by Giles Johnston
Lean
21/05/2020

Eliminating 3 common Lean problems

I’ve just uploaded a new video to YouTube that shows how StreamLiner addresses three common Lean problems. These problems are: Having improvement plans everywhere. Not...
by Giles Johnston
Lean
StreamLiner
11/05/2020

The main objective of Lean manufacturing is to…

Lean is a great methodology for improving the performance of your business and its main objective is straightforward. Its objective is to increase the proportion of activity...
by Giles Johnston
StreamLiner
05/02/2020

Using the CCC approach to increase engagement with your staff

There are a lot of fears around continuous improvement (CI) that we, as managers, need to alleviate if we want full engagement from our teams. One of the main fears that I...
by Giles Johnston
StreamLiner
05/02/2020

Using the Audits Approach with StreamLiner

If you are challenged with improving a business process and don’t know where to begin, using an audit approach is a really good way to get started. Often audits are...
by Giles Johnston
StreamLiner
05/02/2020

Using StreamLiner to produce rapid improvement plans that get results

I spend the majority of my time delivering process improvement projects for a variety of clients; different sectors – similar operational challenges. A question I get asked...
by Giles Johnston
StreamLiner
05/02/2020

Using StreamLiner to make your 5S programme effective

5S is a commonly used improvement method. However, its effectiveness in many businesses has much to be desired. I personally like 5S very much. It is simple, it is quick to...
by Giles Johnston
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