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Twenty-twenty marks the 35th anniversary of a remarkable and unfortunately also singular event in my career: In 1985, my employer, United Electric..
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December 27 , 2019.
Tours R Us (aka Why Sharing & Teaching are the best way to Learn)
After being recognized in 1990 by the Shingo Prize, my plant became an overnight hot spot for benchmarking. Hardly a week went by when there was..
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September 30 , 2019.
Customer First Santa
Every December the man in the red suit delivers cheer and presents to millions of happy children around the world. It seems like magic, but a closer..
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December 14 , 2018.
Late Bloomers
Last week as I climbed into my car, I glanced at a tub of morning glories that I’d started from seed last March. All spring and summer the plant..
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October 22 , 2018.
More Than Toast
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. Who remembers VisiCalc, often..
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July 03 , 2018.
Who is Accountable?
Leader Standard Waste Part Two (Did you miss Part One? Read it here.) Many years ago, TSSC introduced to my factory a visual measurement device..
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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.
First Lady of Adult Literacy
At the Gemba: Avelino Coehlo and Ines Chiodo show the First Lady a cause and effect problem solving method. In 1987, my company, United Electric..
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April 19 , 2018.