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Category Archives: kanban

IoT, Industry 4.0 & 21st Century Lean

Just two days to go before our 16th Annual Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference, an opportunity for all of us to put aside the tactical realities of..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on October 05 , 2020.

Standard Units

“What’s measured improves.” So said famed management consultant and author, Peter Drucker. Assuming we are measuring the right things, how do..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on October 01 , 2020.

Superficial Improvement

Several years ago, I wrote a post (worth a quick re-read) entitled, “Rosie the Robot,” wondering how technology changes that have emerged in this..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen, IIOT on September 30 , 2020.

Us and Them

Lean Peeve #7 is about the human divide that kills continuous improvement: Us & Them
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on September 29 , 2020.

Time-Space-WIP Continuum

Cyril Parkinson was onto something when he postulated in1955 that “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.” While this sounds a..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on September 25 , 2020.

Indirect Distortion

When Stan Davis wrote Future Perfect in 1987 (then called the “book of the decade,” and still a good read), he foresaw a reversal in thinking that..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on September 24 , 2020.

Student Body Right

Football season is back in a 2020 sort of way with real players and crowd sound effects, so here is Lean Peeve #2, a post to celebrate. Student Body..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on September 22 , 2020.

Lean Peeves

With just 16 days before our 16th Annual Northeast L.E.A.N Conference (by the way the acronym stands for Lead, Enable And Nurture), I’ve decided to..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on September 21 , 2020.

Pole Vaulting 4.0

One summer when I was a kid, my friend Rick and I built a pole vault set-up in my postage- stamp- sized backyard with a plant box (the place where..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on September 11 , 2020.

An Ode to a Frontline Supervisor

Wedged between distant decision-makers and the people who do the work.She is the go-to person for everything: safety, morale, productivity,..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, kaizen on July 31 , 2020.

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