Aug 17 2012
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Good points. On the issue of delegation, I apply the “sleep-at-night” test. You can delegate the authority to make a decision, but not the responsibility. Can you sleep at night knowing that you will be accountable for a decision that you let another person make? If you can’t, stay in the loop. Once you trust the person, get out of the way.
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Aug 13 2012
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Festo has implemented a manufacturing system that allows it to produce parts for linear handling systems economically in batch sizes of just one item. At its global production centre for electric and pneumatic drives at St. Ingbert-Rohrbach in Germany, the company has introduced a “one piece flow” method of assembly, based on Toyota’s production system.
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Aug 8 2012
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Sometimes the internet gives you the most surprising set of statements about a topic. Here are a few from this article:
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Aug 7 2012
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The first phase of a $150 million investment in GE’s dishwasher plant and product line is creating 100 new jobs, incorporating lean manufacturing.
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Aug 5 2012
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An approach to improving the experience of using a buffet that relies on capping the number of people with concurrent access. It is like the nightclub or museum management system in which a fixed number of visitors is allowed in, and the next one only allowed in when one leaves.
This is in the same spirit as the purely production control approach to Lean, in which you change production planning and scheduling but you don’t redesign the production line itself. For pointers on buffet design, see Waiting For Each Other.
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Aug 22 2012
Toyota Manufacturing Celebrates 40 Years in the US at Long Beach – Auto World News
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Auto World NewsToyota Manufacturing Celebrates 40 Years in the US at Long BeachAuto World NewsAnd over these 40 years, we have proven ourselves as a world-class manufacturer with an outstanding workforce that’s dedicated to safety and quality.” TABC…
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