#105 Rick Sather – Excellence In Supply Chains. Part 1

Summary Keywords supply chain, customer, company, warehouse, run, product, week, improvement, items, people, inventory, big, excellence, complexity, design, strangers, organisation, plant, production, high volumeIntroduction Welcome to episode 105 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. It is such a pleasure to have MR Rick Sather on the Podcast with us today. Rick is the co-author of one of my favourite most valued organisational improvement books Lean RFS. Rick has previously been the VP of Customer Supply Chain and Kimberly Clark and is now helping many more organisations achieve excellence in operations and supply chain. Let’s get into the episode. Rick thank you so much for joining us today. We are proudly sponsored by S A Partners, a world-leading business transformation consultancy.QuotesIt was a really good plant. But they weren't good at running this product. So every time it changed over, it was long, the ramp-up after the changeover was slow. And then after you made this product, going back to the other products was very painful as well. So that was an example where you think about that warehouse. Where can you find ways to build some level of stability in your supply chain, or your operations or your business that can help minimize the impact of the broad supply chain issues. Supply chain disruption and chaos. It is such a common thing today. Creating a future that is calm, where processes flow and continuous improvement occurs every day through engaged motivated team members is an ongoing journey. employee morale, fortunately, is on the decline with turnover on the increase, turning this around is a big effort, but it can be done and often requires support. The Enterprise Excellence Community has been designed to provide people leading excellence journeys with organisational support each month from one of our global experts for an hour, and then also via peers within common industries, where we can collaborate in small teams and get help from each other for the second hour of the community meeting. The community is taking on new members. If you're interested, please reach out. You can go to the enterprise excellence academy.com/contact to apply. It's for people practising and involved in really playing a big part in these journeys. And it's all about helping each other create that better future.Links Brad is proud to support many Australian businesses. You can find him on LinkedIn here. If you'd like to speak to him about how he can help your business, call him on 0402 448 445 or email [email protected]. Our website is www.bradjeavons.com.Rick’s LinkedIn Profile:linkedin.com/in/rick-sather-63626b52Rick's Email: [email protected] next?1.     Watch our 2 min tip: Common Goal with Rugby and subscribe to our YouTube channel.2.     Listen to the Enterprise Excellence Podcast by Rick's co-author,  #91 Ian Glenday3.     Join our membership page to access free planning resources.To learn more about what we do, visit https://enterpriseexcellencegroup.com.au/Thanks for your time, and thanks for helping to create a better future.