“The problem of recognition of production has seldom been approached properly . . . One error has been the orientation of indications of recognition towards results rather than towards processes…
From NASA in 1949 to offshore petroleum exploration, to civil aviation, food, to manufacturing in 1970, the FMEA has served to reduce waste in the form of defects, lost time,…
The CEO of Pal’s Sudden Service, a privately-owned quick-service restaurant chain that won a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2001, explains supplier development. ‘They said a lot of the…
Lean in restaurants, from supply chain to construction to menus. “Well, it was very, very efficient. First of all, the investment cost was very low. And, you know, typical fast…
Should those continuous improvement suggestions that are not readily amenable to a business case be implemented? Will implementing them result in losses, or foster a culture that leads to profits?…
The beginning of lean for GM happened at the current Tesla plant in Fremont, CA. “The key to the Toyota production system was a principle so basic it sounds like…
The beginnings of lean, written about in 1926. “Take a vein in a coal mine. As long as it remains in the mine, it is of no importance, but when…
This is a quick read on a system-level approach to reducing the number of errors and dealing with those that remain. “. . . if you’re confronted with simple and…
