The Margin Memo
Practical notes on process improvement
No fluff, just useful ideas you can apply to your operation this week.
Latest · May 12, 2026
How to find the hidden bottleneck in any process
Every process has one constraint that sets the pace for the whole system. Here is how to find yours before you spend a dollar on improvement.
Read article →April 28, 2026
Value stream mapping without the jargon
A practical, plain-English walkthrough of value stream mapping: what it is, how to do it, and why it consistently surfaces savings teams did not know they had.
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April 10, 2026
Why improvements fade, and how to make them stick
The hardest part of process improvement is not finding the win. It is keeping it. Here is how to build changes that survive after the consultant leaves.
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