Published Articles - Todd Drummond Consulting LLC.

Board Foot and Work Minutes Can Coexist

Board foot still has a job to do in component manufacturing. It works well for sales reporting, legacy KPIs, and corporate rollups. But board foot was never designed to schedule, price, or protect delivery promises. That is where engineered work minutes bring clarity.

Stop Chasing Efficiency, Remove the Bottleneck, and Let Profits Rise

Most companies don’t have a performance problem. They have a flow problem. They have good people, decent equipment, and plenty of effort on the floor, but the numbers that matter most still refuse to move.

The OODA Loop and the New Reality of the Truss and Wall Panel Industry

I have been around long enough to notice a pattern. Most companies do not fail because they are lazy. They fail because they keep making decisions based on how things used to work, then act surprised when reality refuses to cooperate.

Maintaining Successful Project Management Communications

We can all learn from companies that have the best-in-class project management communication systems in the construction industry. Whether it is builders, LBMs, or component manufacturers, all have one thing in common regarding project information processing.

Mistake-Proof Your Process with Must-Have Communication Features

Last month’s article,Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) for Enhancing Performance to Ensure ROI Retention, is a natural lead-in to Poka-Yoke. In lean terminology, roughly translated from Japanese, Poka-Yoke means to mistake-proof the process.

Labor Shortages Worse Than Most Understand and Automation is Not Going to Be the Cure-All Solution

Time and again, executives state they are having problems finding enough qualified people to staff all the needed positions within their company.

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