Aug 8 2015
Is there such a thing as managerial DNA? | LinkedIn
Scientific and technical terms are frequently used metaphorically in business, in ways that don’t always make sense. Companies, nowadays, are commonly described as having certain practices, “in their DNA,” and you hear discussions of “changing their DNA.”As is known to anyone who has taken High School biology or watched a recent cop show on TV, the one thing you can’t change is your DNA. We each have our own version, formed at conception and replicated in every cell of our body.
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Christoph Roser
Aug 19 2015
Jidoka isn’t just about “stop and fix”
Jidoka (自働化) isn’t just “stop and fix” or “stop and call.” It is a complete approach to automation that includes building in the ability of a machine to stop when it malfunctions but also includes many other things. Sakichi Toyoda’s Type-G loom didn’t just stop when the yarn broke, it also had automatic shuttle change, which reduced the need for human intervention in its normal operations, and was a breakthrough that had eluded everybody else.
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By Michel Baudin • Technology 0 • Tags: Automation, Autonomation, Ford, jidoka, Sakichi Toyoda, Toyota