Lean tools and methods are straightforward. They’re easy to understand and easy to implement. The challenging piece of any lean implementation is managing the necessary change in your company’s culture. This presentation will tell you why that culture change is so important and how to manage it.
About Rick Bohan
Rick Bohan is the principal of Chagrin River Consulting, LLC. Rick has more than 25 years of experience as a business consultant with a variety of public and private organizations.
Rick specializes in helping organizations achieve operational excellence through the design and implementation of lean and agile operating systems. He has extensive experience in the design and implementation of large-scale total quality management, lean enterprise, and employee involvement initiatives. Rick applies project management and functional skills to design, develop, and implement successful business solutions. His areas of expertise include process analysis and redesign, technology planning (both software selection and custom development), and organizational realignment.
Rick Bohan has been engaged with clients such as Great Lakes Brewing, Vitamix, Talan Products, Superior Roll Forming, and Vail Packaging. His project experience includes:
- Lean manufacturing implementations,
- Strategic planning,
- Total Quality Management implementations,
- Large scale organization development and change,
- Organization-wide employee involvement initiatives,
- Senior executive training and coaching.
He received a BA in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Science in Organization Development and Analysis from Case Western Reserve University.