Banner Image

Category Archives: kata

About Time

Twenty-twenty marks the 35th anniversary of a remarkable and unfortunately also singular event in my career: In 1985, my employer, United Electric..
This entry was posted in lean, old lean dude, kata, lean manufacturing, kanban, six sigma, kaizen, toyota production system on December 27 , 2019.

First Lady of Adult Literacy

At the Gemba: Avelino Coehlo and Ines Chiodo show the First Lady a cause and effect problem solving method. In 1987, my company, United Electric..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, kata, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen, shingo prize, ESL, toyota production system, barbara bush on April 19 , 2018.

Ludicrous Speed

Mel Brooks fans will remember Spaceballs, his jocular jibe at the Star Wars epic. In pursuit of a rebel ship, evil Lord Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis)..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, kata, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, GBMP, TPM, bruce hamilton, lean in healthcare, toyota production system on February 08 , 2016.

Musical Kata

I sang baritone and sometimes tenor in the St. John’s Lutheran Church choir according the key of the hymn were rehearsing and also depending upon who..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, kata, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, improvement kata, toyota kata, mike rother, coaching kata, bruce hamilton, toyota production system, healthcare kata, operational excellence on February 17 , 2015.

Subscribe to receive new blog posts via email.

Looking for something specific?