Mar 16 2013
Windsor Chrysler workers reduce waste to be world class | Windsor Star (blog)
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Mar 16 2013
Introduction to Lean – 2013 Michel Baudin
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Introduction to Lean Manufacturing by the takt times group’s Michel Baudin
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Mar 14 2013
Lean and the corporate culture | LinkedIn
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LinkedIn’s Lean groups currently host several discussions about the cultural dimension of change in organizations in general, and Lean implementation in particular. This topic attracts many comments,
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Mar 14 2013
To consultants on point Kaizen: forget about it | Bodo Wiegand’s Watch
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“Sometimes, I can’t believe it – within the past 2 weeks, I was at 2 plants in Switzerland and Germany, that have both tried to introduce Lean for a year and a half, using Point Kaizens in the whole company, and failed mercilessly…”
Michel Baudin‘s insight:
This is Bodo Wiegand’s monthly newsletter. It is in German. In the past, I have provided complete translations of some of his letters and may do so again if there is popular demand.
In the meantime, if you cannot read German, you can use Google translate to get the gist of what he is saying.
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Mar 13 2013
Signs and sustainability | Manufacturing Digital, 2/2013
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Effective visual communications help reduce energy consumption, increase productivity and further the sustainable manufacturing goals of companies around the world, Jack Rubinger explains how…
Michel Baudin‘s insight:
No, it’s not a novel by Jane Austen but an article in a British ezine on Manufacturing.
The article’s author works for a signage company but, this being said, his points on the value of clear, accurate, and regularly updated signage are well taken.
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Mar 17 2013
Toyota’s history rests on key textile invention | Long Island Newsday
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It was a single thread that gave a man a dream, created a little history and displayed the talents of a remarkable mind and a family with resourcefulness in its genes.
Sakichi Toyoda wasn’t all that interested in fast-moving machinery, just machines in motion. It’s how the Toyota Production System began. It’s how an inventor with a sharp eye and even sharper mind built an empire…
A summary of Toyota history with the usual omissions:
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By Michel Baudin • History, Press clippings • 0 • Tags: Autonomation, jidoka, Toyota, Toyota Production System