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Out of Sight, Out of our Minds
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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
Before there were real robots, there was Gort, star of the greatest sci-fi movie ever. Gort wasn’t just a robot; it was an autonomous robot, or..
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true north,
poka-yoke,
automation,
Taichi Ohno,
optimization,
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inventory,
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shigeo shingo,
made in the usa,
value stream mapping,
mura
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March 28 , 2011.