Feb 7 2013

Spotlight | Business Leaners

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This month in the Spotlight we have Michel Baudin.

Michel Baudin‘s insight:

Troy Taylor, from Western Australia, had some questions. Here are the answers.

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Feb 3 2013

Genchi gembutsu and the dog’s arse | systemsthinkingforgirls

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How might you stop this from happening (without being unkind to dogs)?

This is what my council does:

  • Develop service standards for cleansing work
  • Empty the bins on a rota basis
  • Develop an ongoing campaign with signs and leaflets to remind owners of the need to clean up after their dog.
  • Hand out 200,000 dog poo bags
  • Issue 25 Fixed Penalty Notices to tackle dog fouling.
  • Set a stretch target of 30 Fixed Penalty Notices for 2013 (based upon past experience)…
Michel Baudin‘s insight:

A topical post from a witty blogger who unfortunately hides behind a pen name.

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Feb 1 2013

Russian translation of Comparing Lean, TQM, Six Sigma, “and related enterprise process improvement methods” | Вестник Лин

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Недавно в рекомендованных материалах сайта Scoop.It! я нашел ссылку на статью Киркора Боздогана из подразделения проектирования систем Массачусетского технологического института, датированную маем 2010 г. и озаглавленную «Движение к интеграции системы Лин, Всеобщего менеджмента качества, Шесть сигма и других сходных методов совершенствования процесса на предприятии»…

Michel Baudin‘s insight:

If you prefer to read in Russian, this is the translation of my post on MIT article comparing Lean, TQM, Six Sigma, “and related enterprise process improvement methods”

Если вы предпочитаете читать по русски, это перевод моего поста по английски.

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Jan 31 2013

David Meier on Productivity Metrics | The Lean Edge

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“The first point I want to make is that any measure has flaws and will not completely reflect reality. They should be considered indicators and in some way all refer to some sort of “standard” or desired condition. This is the basis for problem identification, which is the main purpose.

Any measure is a ‘snapshot’ of conditions during a specific time period and reflects many variables that are occurring. Some measures such as productivity are based on assumptions such as standard hours. The notion of standard hours is flawed in many ways that I won’t get into, but this measure can be used effectively (if used carefully). The mistake that is often made is to evaluate performance based on the measure and to drive inappropriate behaviors like overproduction.”

 

Michel Baudin‘s insight:

Insights on productivity metrics used at Toyota.

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Jan 29 2013

Unions, Lean, and Manufacturing Jobs | New York Times

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A union resurgence is taking place. Is that enough to save organized labor?

Michel Baudin‘s insight:

The article sounds right about unions in the US, but incorrectly describes France as having “drastically higher  union coverage.” French unions barely represent 8% of the work force, not much more than the 7% in the US, but they do keep a high profile, with more than 90% of their funds coming, in various forms, from the government. Their financing was exposed in early 2012 by a parliamentary commission report that was first quashed and then leaked to the press (http://bit.ly/WdL1lk).

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Jan 26 2013

5S in Sri Lanka: Passing fad or firm philosophy? | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka

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Over the past few years, Sri Lanka has seen a tremendous increase in the application of the Japanese workplace organization method, the 5S system, particularly

Michel Baudin‘s insight:

A well-written, warts-and-all account of a development I was not aware of. The last paragraph says: “…those companies which have succeeded in embracing it as a philosophy have benefited in numerous ways, financially and non-financially…” And this is as specific as it gets.

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