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It’s hard to believe that 2018 is the 20th anniversary for the Toast Kaizen video. After two decades, nearly one hundred and fifty thousand copies..
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September 26 , 2018.
Silver Toaster Spirit
Bob C. was a front-line employee with twenty-five years experience. His day was spent operating a machine that stripped and terminated leadwire..
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August 13 , 2018.
Excelize Me: 4 Myths & 4 Realities of Racing to Automate
On the eve of our celebration of the American Revolution, here’s a post about another revolution: Industry 4.0.
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July 03 , 2018.
Who is Accountable?
Leader Standard Waste Part Two (Did you miss Part One? Read it here.)
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May 17 , 2018.
Leader Standard Waste: Part One
Three years ago I wrote a post entitled “The Emperor’s New Huddle Boards,” in which I expressed concern about the trappings of improvement without..
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May 01 , 2018.
Why "Everybody, Everyday"?
Plus a big "congratulations" to MassMutual Financial Group of Springfield MA. Allow me to explain...
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April 05 , 2018.
Celebrity Toast Kaizen
I’m not so sure how I feel about a story I heard this morning of Jim Nantz’s toast visual aid, but it’s so rare that anyone in the public limelight..
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December 18 , 2017.
Happy Hollow Lean
Today is a favorite holiday for me, full of make-believe supernatural and candy, and unencumbered for the most part by significance. For this..
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October 31 , 2017.
Lean Society
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” This quote from George Orwell’s political allegory, Animal Farm, occurred to..
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July 21 , 2017.
The Final Frontier
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first US astronaut to journey to the “final frontier.” Atop a Mercury rocket, Shepard launched into a..
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June 05 , 2017.