Using Farm Management Software to Run Farms More Efficiently
All eyes are on the agricultural sector as it faces challenges brought about by climate change, depleting resources, and increasing population. By 2050, the global population is estimated to be at 9.7 billion and will drive up food demand anywhere between 58% to 98%. Farmers need to find ways
Lean Farming: Applying Lean Manufacturing Principles in Farming
While it’s true that Lean thinking started in the automotive manufacturing industry, it has worked its way through other industries over the decades. Whether it be knowledge-work or traditional production, Lean thinking has proven to help businesses make their process more efficient. It has since penetrated the agricultural sector. The
Get the Team to Participate in Process Improvement
Introducing process improvement means introducing changes. And with changes comes resistance. It can be due to fear of the unknown, fear of failure or mistrust in the organizational leaders. The list goes on. But no matter the reason, opposing change is part of human nature. So people continue doing things
Continuous Improvement and Quality Control: The Difference
For businesses to ensure longevity, they need to continuously satisfy customers. But customer satisfaction has been more difficult to target in the past decade because of the rise in competition, globalization, and technology. Companies can’t rest on their laurels thinking that their customers will always go back to them.
Card Templates to Standardize and Expedite your Kanban Intake Process
If you have been using Kanban for a while now, then you are becoming better at identifying patterns and opportunities to improve your overall process flow. A key area that sometimes does not get enough attention is when the Kanban card is created at the intake step. By simplifying
Link Kanban Cards to Track Dependencies and Relationships
When it comes to tracking work, we created a simple way to link cards in all 4 directions (up, down, left, right). As shown in the image below, the card in the middle is linked using all 4 link types. In project management terms, we offer the
