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I wrote a post a little more than five years ago about Variety Reduction Program (VRP), an amazing but little known product design optimization tool...
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June 27 , 2016.
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As any conference-goer can attest, the shortest distance between two points is not a straight line when that line is the lunch line. At Lean..
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March 17 , 2014.
Nice Round Numbers
I was working recently with a company that is targeting inventory reduction as a top priority. I stressed that reducing the causes of inventory is a..
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January 24 , 2014.
Stagnation Nation
Twenty years ago, I was introduced to a graphical method for, as it was put to me, “sharing what you see” with others. It was referred to as a..
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January 07 , 2014.
Thankful for Inventory
I heard a tongue-in-cheek radio ad for a local tobacco shop yesterday extolling the secondary benefits derived from tobacco, namely the tobacco sales..
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November 25 , 2013.
What is Advanced Manufacturing?
I am looking for some help to answer this question. Seeking illumination, I recently attended a presentation offered through CCAT, a non-profit..
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June 04 , 2012.
Incremental Elimination of Weeds
Spring is my favorite season because of the spirit of renewal it brings with it. So here is a post dedicated to spring that is inspired by a comment..
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April 24 , 2012.
What does 3P Stand For?
3P, “Production Preparation Process,” is a method introduced to the US in the mid-80’s by Chihiro Nakao, a contemporary of Mr. Ohno, and founder of..
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April 19 , 2012.
JIT, Boy Scouts, and Stooges
I take my work very seriously, but sometimes when I have excess idle time (like on the red-eye from Phoenix to Boston), I’ll have a whimsical idea...
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April 06 , 2012.
Shingo's Network
With the International Shingo Prize Conference just a month away, I thought a short post about Shigeo Shingo and the Prize named in his honor would..
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March 30 , 2012.