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There’s a certain irony for me in the attention given recently to the application of robots on the shop floor. On a couple occasions in the past..
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February 28 , 2023.
Year End Muda
So much of the technical aspect of Lean relates to time: cycle time, lead-time, takt time, set-up time, and, of course, time associated with waste...
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December 30 , 2022.
Robot Day
Everyday Collaboration
With GBMP’s 18th Annual Northeast Lean Conference on the horizon, I’m reflecting on our theme, “Amplifying Lean – The Collaboration Effect.” The term..
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August 12 , 2022.
Uncommon Sense
“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” This advice, attributed to Nicolo Machiavelli, and later cited by Winston Churchill at the conclusion of WWII,..
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August 05 , 2022.
The Natural
Too Happy Too Soon
[Editor’s Note: This post is part 2 of a post from March 1, Do Your Job. If you haven’t already read it, reading it will help to provide context.]
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March 09 , 2022.
Do Your Job
We had been working with TSSC for two years to build a model line in our assembly department. As we moved from small batch production to one-by-one,..
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March 01 , 2022.
Signs of Spring
Lean Lessons from COVID
You may recognize the quote from Friedrich Nietzsche – or more recently from Kelly Clarkson 🙂 “What doesn’t kill you makes your stronger.” I’ve..
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December 30 , 2021.
You’re My #1 Customer
The Power of Commitment
As promised in my last post, here is another tribute to Mr. Hajime Oba:
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November 15 , 2021.
My First Lesson
When PDCA Meets Silos
PDCA – Plan, Do, Check, Act (or Adjust) — is one of those acronymic concepts that regularly finds its way into Lean discussions. Descended from..
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June 30 , 2021.
Improvement Begins with I
One day, shortly after entering grade school, my daughter, Alison, asked me “Dad, what do you do for a living.” An odd question, I thought, coming..
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May 28 , 2021.
Extra Space
This time of year the abundant ads for junk removal and cheap storage units remind us that it’s time for Spring cleaning, an annual pastime that has..
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April 23 , 2021.
Accidental Excellence
Sometimes, reflection on a great discovery will reveal that its invention was actually a lucky accident that just stuck. Take for example French..
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March 24 , 2021.
Wonderful
At the tender age of 21, living in a universe with far too many parallels to present day, I took a job – which turned out to be more than a job — to..
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February 01 , 2021.
Looking to the Future
As we begin to take our approximately 4-½ billionth trip around the sun, I’m reflecting on the previous 525,600 minutes and looking ahead to the new..
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December 30 , 2020.
