Great point! I have my own example just this week. We have experienced an issue with a new part launch in assembly. While product engineering is working on a “new design”, we have to replace the current design with proven part solution. To make a long story short, a group of managers in a room decided what we believed was the best process for replacing the part. However, I met with my team on the floor to communicate the issues and ask what their ideas and thoughts were in how to process the replacement part. As you can imagine they had much better ideas and thoughts on how to develop the process than we could ever think of. I guess the lesson here time and time again is that the ideas of the many are always better than the ideas of the few! All you have to do is ask. Further, the engagement you get from these types of activities brings even greater return over the long term.

Best Regards,

Kevin Spradlin