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Sticks and Stones...

. . . can break my bones, but words can never hurt me. I’m taking this adage out of its original context to make a point that words can be..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, safety glasses, kaizen, hoshin kanri, TPM, 5S, true north, poka-yoke, lean in healthcare, toyota production system, made in america, shigeo shingo, made in the usa, value stream mapping on February 04 , 2011.

Leading Indicators

I was introduced to a ball-peen hammer at arts and crafts camp when I was about seven years old. I made an ashtray by pounding the bejesus out of a..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, safety glasses, leading indicators, kaizen, hoshin kanri, TPM, 5S, poka-yoke, lean in healthcare, toyota production system, made in america, shigeo shingo, made in the usa, value stream mapping on January 28 , 2011.

Shigeo Shingo’s Revolution

I first met Shigeo Shingo at Utah State University’s 14th Annual Productivity Conference in the spring of 1989 where he was receiving an honorary..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, kaizen, hoshin kanri, TPM, 5S, poka-yoke, lean in healthcare, toyota production system, made in america, shigeo shingo, made in the usa, value stream mapping on January 25 , 2011.

MLK

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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, Martin Luther King, change agent, kaizen, VISTA, hoshin kanri, TPM, 5S, MLK, poka-yoke, lean in healthcare, toyota production system, made in america, shigeo shingo, made in the usa, value stream mapping on January 21 , 2011.

It's Not Rocket Science

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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, kaizen, hoshin kanri, TPM, 5S, poka-yoke, lean in healthcare, toyota production system, made in america, shigeo shingo, made in the usa, value stream mapping on January 18 , 2011.

5 Es-sential – Part II

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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, kaizen, hoshin kanri, TPM, 5S, poka-yoke, lean in healthcare, toyota production system, made in america, shigeo shingo, made in the usa, value stream mapping on January 14 , 2011.

Five Es-sential

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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, kaizen, hoshin kanri, TPM, 5S, poka-yoke, lean in healthcare, toyota production system, made in america, shigeo shingo, made in the usa, value stream mapping on January 07 , 2011.

Taking the Plunge

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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, kaizen, hoshin kanri, TPM, 5S, poka-yoke, lean in healthcare, toyota production system, made in america, shigeo shingo, made in the usa, value stream mapping on January 05 , 2011.

Random Access Memories

New Years Day is my favorite holiday because of its hope for renewal and improvement. Generally speaking it’s also a holiday without religious..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, kaizen, hoshin kanri, TPM, 5S, poka-yoke, lean in healthcare, toyota production system, made in america, shigeo shingo, made in the usa, value stream mapping on December 30 , 2010.

Message in a Bottle

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..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, kaizen, hoshin kanri, TPM, 5S, poka-yoke, lean in healthcare, toyota production system, made in america, shigeo shingo, made in the usa, value stream mapping on December 28 , 2010.

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