Month: November 2009

14 Articles

UK Folding Plug – Brilliant Innovation

By Ron Pereira - November 11th, 2009

As a frequent traveler to the UK I can definitely appreciate this device.  It’s simple, yet profound.  I am not sure if it is available for purchase yet… but if it is I plan to buy one next time I fly across the pond. Wha

Scientific Management 2.0

By Jon Miller - November 8th, 2009

Bob Emiliani wrote a thoughtful call to arms piece in the Superfactory articles section this week. Enticingly titled Free Money, Free Love it predictably delivers neither of those things. Instead Bob makes a case for the need for the l

The Kipling Method vs. the Ohno Method

By Jon Miller - November 4th, 2009

There is an interesting story told by Toyota veterans who worked directly with Taiichi Ohno. When the great sensei and architect of the Toyota Production System was introduced to the 5W1H questions for problem solving, he said “Y

The 5 Universal Laws of Gemba Management

By Jon Miller - November 2nd, 2009

When we say something is “not rocket science” we mean that it is not hard to figure out or to do. If managing people were as easy as rocket science I am sure a rocket scientist would have figured it out by now. Groups of pe

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