Sir Ken Robinson considers what a revolution in education might look like. His declared goal is to eliminate drop-out in schools, but the ideas may be universally applicable to all…
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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…
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…