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Back in the late ‘80’s I had a friendly relationship with some folks at the “JIT Office” at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). These were early..
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April 15 , 2011.
The Usual Suspects
Out of Sight, Out of our Minds
Gary was a talented, creative welder with an idea that made perfect sense to him but was not supported by conventional measures. Gary was determined..
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April 06 , 2011.
Waiting for Godot
Samuel Beckett’s modern drama about two hobos, Vladimir and Estragon, monotonously passing time while waiting for their friend Godot (who never shows..
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March 31 , 2011.
Automotons
IT Solution
About five years ago, I had the opportunity to participate on an improvement project in a radiation oncology department. The goal was to reduce the..
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March 23 , 2011.
Rowing
I was asked about 15 years ago to give a short presentation about Poka-yoke to an association of engineering professors from different US..
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true north,
poka-yoke,
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inventory,
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mura
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March 16 , 2011.