Category Archives: lean manufacturing (18)

I was at the gym this week on Martin Luther King’s birthday when a short audio of a speech by Dr. King was played on the radio. A woman standing near..

Having the good fortune to work just down the road from the publisher of Shigeo Shingo’s books, my company had been a beta site for Poka-Yoke..

I was thinking perhaps I may have offended some sociologists in my last blog by contrasting the “science” of 5S with the “sociology” of 5S. Meaning..

It seems like the term “5S” has assumed the same magnetism as “Free” in the Lean market. There are hundreds of suppliers (a shameless plug for our..

I phoned into Karl Wadensten’s Lean Nation Radio show yesterday to help kick off his second year on the air. His indefatigable enthusiasm for..

New Years Day is my favorite holiday because of its hope for renewal and improvement. Generally speaking it’s also a holiday without religious..

As I wrote my last blog, a tune by The Police popped into my head. Blogging is a message in a bottle. I’m “sending out an SOS”, as Sting sings, to..

It seems as though I should offer up some seasonal thoughts today: The word epiphany is often used to describe a sudden revelation for those..

I’m occasionally asked, “How did you come up with a crazy idea like making toast in order to demonstrate continuous improvement.” Here is the short..

In 1989 my company, United Electric Controls (UE), eliminated its central stockroom through application of pull systems and a more enlightened..