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A practical starter pack to reduce firefighting

If your operation runs, but feels heavier than it should (too many urgent fixes, unclear priorities, drifting standards), this starter pack gives you seven simple tools to help stabilize day-to-day work and make progress stick.

  • Run a fast daily check-in that replaces chasing and reminders
  • Make priorities visible and stop work from drifting
  • Turn recurring issues into focused actions
  • Keep improvement work alive when pressure goes up
You’ll get the download link by email, and you’ll be redirected to the download page.
 

These 7 tools are part of the 70+ templates and checklists included with my book, Smooth Operations: a hands-on guide for mid-sized and smaller manufacturing and logistics sites that want steadier performance without big project teams and budgets.
→  Book overview and endorsements


See the book formats on Amazon

Usage Rights

  • All files on this page are © Bernhard de Pauw Gerlings.
  • They are free for personal and team use.
  • You may download, modify, and use them inside your own organization.
  • Commercial use – including reselling, reposting, repackaging, or redistributing these materials in any form – is not permitted without explicit written permission.

All files are standard Word or Excel. No macros, no executables.
They are stored on secure servers in the Netherlands and delivered over an encrypted SSL connection.

These materials represent a free sample of the full set of 70+ tools that is available exclusively for readers.

If your operation runs, but feels heavier than it should (too many urgent fixes, unclear priorities, drifting standards), this starter pack gives you seven simple tools to help stabilize day-to-day work and make progress stick.

  • Run a fast daily check-in that replaces chasing and reminders
  • Make priorities visible and stop work from drifting
  • Turn recurring issues into focused actions
  • Keep improvement work alive when pressure goes up
You’ll get the download link by email, and you’ll be redirected to the download page.
 

These 7 tools are part of the 70+ templates and checklists included with my book, Smooth Operations: a hands-on guide for mid-sized and smaller manufacturing and logistics sites that want steadier performance without big project teams and budgets.
→   Book overview and endorsements

See the book on Amazon

Usage Rights

  • All files are © Bernhard de Pauw Gerlings.
  • They are free for personal and team use.
  • You may download, modify, and use them inside your own organization.
  • Commercial use – including reselling, reposting, repackaging, or redistributing these materials in any form – is not permitted without explicit written permission.

All files are standard Word or Excel. No macros, no executables.
They are stored on secure servers in the Netherlands and delivered over an encrypted SSL connection.

These materials represent a free sample of the full set of 70+ tools that is available exclusively for readers.

photo of Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 and Masters report

Gartner®’s Supply Chain Top 25 continues to recognize sustained world-class supply chain performance via the “Masters” category.

To be considered as “Masters”, companies must have attained global Top 5 scores for at least 7 out of the last 10 years.
Only P&G, Amazon, Apple and Unilever qualified for the category in 2024.