GBMP

You’re My #1 Customer

I sat on the phone on hold this morning, serenaded by Christmas music, interrupted periodically by a recorded message, “Your call is very..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, GBMP, kaizen on December 17 , 2021.

The Power of Commitment

As promised in my last post, here is another tribute to Mr. Hajime Oba: In 1996, TSSC (Toyota Production System Support Center) began working..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, continuous flow on November 15 , 2021.

My First Lesson

Just a little over a year ago we lost Hajime Oba, one of the great pioneers of TPS learning in the US. In 1992, he was the founding manager of..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, kaizen on September 10 , 2021.

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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement on 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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude on 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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude on 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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude on 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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude on 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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude on December 30 , 2020.

Tribute to Norm

Norman Bodek, who sadly left us last week, will no doubt best be remembered for the amazing library he brought us over thirty years ago from..
This entry was posted in old lean dude on December 15 , 2020.

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