About this episode

The episode discusses how MTM can enhance method improvement beyond just measuring time, featuring case studies and insights on ergonomics and standard work.

Send us Fan Mail We explore with ReThink Productivity’s Simon Woodfield and Ed Thompson how MTM drives method improvement, not just time measurement, and share real case studies across logistics, retail food, and warehousing. We show how operator involvement, ergonomics, and clear coding lead to standard work, stronger business cases, and better rollouts. • Method determines the time, not the stopwatch • Ergonomic gains from reducing reach distances • Testing layouts and methods before rollou...

People in this episode

Host: Simon Woodfield

Guest: Ed Thompson

Topics covered

• MTM
• method improvement
• time measurement
• ergonomics
• standard work
• logistics
• case studies

Keywords

• MTM
• method improvement
• time measurement
• ergonomics
• logistics
• retail food
• warehousing
• standard work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ReThink Productivity

More episodes of ReThink Productivity Podcast

• Productivity Pulse Future Ready Retail Benchmarking Report SPECIAL · April 20, 2026 · 15 min
• Productivity Pulse 6 · April 12, 2026 · 16 min
• Basket & Barometer March 2026 · March 29, 2026 · 12 min
• Productivity Pulse Nov 2025 - Feb 2026 NotebookLM Summary · March 23, 2026 · 43 min
• Productivity Pulse Episode 5 · March 15, 2026 · 17 min
• Basket & Barometer Nov 2025 - Jan 2026 NotebookLM Summary · March 8, 2026 · 23 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the ReThink Productivity Podcast podcast page.