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Profitless Part Proliferation

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...
This entry was posted in old lean dude, TPS, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, kaizen, hoshin kanri, true north, poka-yoke, toyota production system, inventory, shigeo shingo, value stream mapping on June 27 , 2016.

Eye of the Beholder

Many moons ago when I was just getting started on my lean journey, I visited a large automotive supplier to benchmark pull systems. My own factory..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, TPS, lean manufacturing, kanban, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, kaizen, TPM, 5S, true north, poka-yoke, toyota production system, shigeo shingo, value stream mapping on May 20 , 2016.

Indefinite Postponement

Today’s post is inspired by the politically charged gobbledygook we call presidential primaries. This battle of principles turned battle of wills..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, kaizen, hoshin kanri, true north, toyota production system, shigeo shingo, value stream mapping on April 20 , 2016.

Ten Posts for Ten Shingo Principles

Hurrah! Today is the first day of Spring, if a little snowy, in the Boston area. And the 28th Annual Shingo Prize Conference is fast approaching in..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, Lean Principles, Shingo Institute, kaizen, shingo prize, bruce hamilton, toyota production system, Guiding Principles on March 21 , 2016.

Putting The Pieces Together

Summer’s here, and that means a family vacation to the beach, the boardwalk and the Hamilton’s favorite Pizza place. We all agree that Manco’s pizza..
This entry was posted in lean, old lean dude, continuous improvement, Toast Kaizen, improvement kata, Pizza, northeast lean conference, kaizen, bruce hamilton, toyota production system, Lean Culture on July 24 , 2015.

Up, Back and Around

Watching the US Women’s Team take the World Cup last week caused me to reminisce about my short-term coaching stint of a U12 soccer team. Before..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, TPS, lean manufacturing, lean thinking, Toast Kaizen, kaizen, practice, true north, lean in healthcare, teamwork, Toyota Product System, gemba walk, Lean Culture on July 13 , 2015.

Senior Moments

I was speaking last week with, Jen, a senior manager at a large manufacturer, and she commented to me, “I know it’s important for me to get to the..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, Toast Kaizen, Shingo Institute, gemba walks, standard work, manager standard work, lean training dvds on April 30 , 2015.

Unreasonability

Sometimes we receive unreasonable and confusing directions, and sometimes we give them. Check out this example. As in the short video clip, even if..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, Toast Kaizen, Shingo Institute, continuous improvement resolutions, bruce hamilton, toyota production system, shigeo shingo on April 13 , 2015.

A Holiday Miracle

Viewing Bill Murray’s “Scrooged” last week for the twenty-fifth time in as many years, I recalled a kind of holiday miracle I witnessed shortly after..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, lean thinking, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, Management Kaizen, lean training, Taiichi Ohno, bruce hamilton, ohno circle, gemba, employee engagement on December 31 , 2014.

3P - Putting People Phirst

With our 10th Annual Northeast Conference just eight days away, I’ve taken a little poetic license with the conference theme, Putting People First,..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean thinking, GBMP, Toast Kaizen, northeast lean conference, kaizen, bruce hamilton, 3P, lean in healthcare, gemba, customer first, toyota production system on September 22 , 2014.

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