Month: June 2007

51 Articles

Taiichi Ohno’s Revolution of Awareness

By Jon Miller - June 25th, 2007

Very early in the book Taiichi Ohno’s Workplace Management the architect of the Toyota Production System calls for “a revolution of awareness”. He proceeds to talk about misconceptions and false beliefs of various typ

When is the best time for kaizen?

By Ron Pereira - June 25th, 2007

When is the best time for kaizen?  Anytime?  Perhaps.  However, in Taiichi Ohno’s Workplace Management we read that the best times to do kaizen are when things are going great.  There is an expression “poverty dulls yo

Lean Accounting Webcast Archive

By Ron Pereira - June 25th, 2007

If you missed the Lean Accounting webcast last week here is a link to the archive. What you need to know about lean accounting (Hint: It’s not just for accountants). This archive will be available for one year from this link.

10 Common Misconceptions About Lean Manufacturing

By Jon Miller - June 24th, 2007

1. Lean production = volume production. In Taiichi Ohno’s Workplace Management he suggested that the Toyota system was ideally suited for low volume production, and not as well suited for the higher volume production that Toyota

How to preach the gospel

By Ron Pereira - June 24th, 2007

One of my passions in life is studying and learning more about my Catholic faith.  I especially enjoy reading the early church fathers.  And of these earliest Christians, St. Francis of Assisi may be my favorite. St. Francis, when in

This Week in Kaizen (Wk #25, 2007)

By Jon Miller - June 22nd, 2007

This was a particularly interesting week in kaizen-related news, so here’s a roundup: One Thousand Kaizen Events and Counting… Ariens Company of Wisconsin celebrated their one thousandth kaizen event this week. That’s

God called down the rain

By Ron Pereira - June 22nd, 2007

I’ve had a crap week and need to vent.  Earlier this week in Keller, TX we received about 7 inches of rain in about an hour.  Normally this would create a small lake in my back yard that would soon run off into the street. 

Honda needs some kaizen

By Ron Pereira - June 22nd, 2007

From the very cool This is Broken blog we read about Honda’s crap customer service.  For the record, my Toyota dealership has screwed me before but never this bad.

Concrete Heads

By Ron Pereira - June 22nd, 2007

This 4 minute video, while ultimately a lean consulting sales pitch, is pretty funny and so true in many companies.  Check it out.

How to apply the one sample t-test

By Ron Pereira - June 21st, 2007

Last night we discussed the history and background of the one sample t-test.  As promised, tonight we will discuss how it is you actually use the slick little hypothesis test.  At the end of this post is a free case study available f

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