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Why starting point of standardized work is important?
When implementing standardized work, we learn about the three elements, takt time, sequence, and work-in-process stocks. But most likely,...
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hidet77
- May 30
- 3 min
Pathology
Pathology is a medical discipline in which they study “the essential nature of diseases and especially of the structural and functional...
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hidet77
- May 25
- 3 min
Over Production
Over Production. The most significant waste of the seven wastes. In the Japanese version, Ohno used the Hiragana to describe...
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hidet77
- May 21
- 3 min
Excess Capacity
Generate "Excess capacity"??? In Ohno’s “Toyota Production System,” there is a chapter called “Generate Excess Capacity.” This is not...
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hidet77
- May 16
- 3 min
Push or Pull? I'm talking about training
Push or Pull Training. “Push or Pull?” I’m not talking about flow. I am talking about the training. Typically, when we talk about...
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hidet77
- May 3
- 4 min
Before the training.
“We need to train the people.” “We need to change the thinking." An agenda that comes as an essential topic. But this agenda is strange....
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hidet77
- Apr 27
- 4 min
Taizo Ishida's Leadership
There are many posts about the importance of leadership for Lean implementation. If so, let’s look at what happened at Toyota under Taizo...
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hidet77
- Apr 24
- 5 min
Taizo Ishida
In his book, Toyota Production System, Taichi Ohno mentions that his boss challenged him to implement "standard work." Who was this boss?...
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hidet77
- Apr 21
- 3 min
Go to Genba; A message behind Ishikawa diagram
Do you still want to use the Fishbone diagram as a brainstorming tool? Of course. Ishikawa himself talked about using such a tool. But...
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hidet77
- Apr 19
- 3 min
Understanding the original Fishbone Diagram
Ishikawa diagram or the fishbone diagram. One of the seven tools of QC, and often associated with as a tool for problem-solving by...
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hidet77
- Apr 17
- 3 min
Just In Time Production 4️⃣ Ma 【間】
Taiichi Ohno described Just In Time as “ちょうど間に合う [Choudo - Mani - Au]” in Japanese. Choudo = Just Au = Fit, match The tricky one is this...
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hidet77
- Apr 13
- 3 min
Just In Time Production 3️⃣ Problem-solving
When you jump off the cliff without a bungee cord, you don’t call it a “bungee jump.” You call it suicide. So what is the “bungee cord”...
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hidet77
- Apr 10
- 3 min
Just In Time Production 2️⃣ Supply Curve
Supply curve. A simple concept of “Market” in economics. As the price goes up, the quantity of supply goes up. As demand changes, the...
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hidet77
- Apr 4
- 3 min
Just In Time Production 1️⃣ Equilibrium
”Just In Time” As this Toyota Production system terminology gets popular, many misunderstand its philosophy. Just In Time is not just...
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hidet77
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Just In Case
Some folks started “Just In Case” operations after the pandemic and war. I don’t follow their conversations, but based on what I...
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hidet77
- Mar 29
- 4 min
Fatigue
Fatigue. A natural phenomenon that we all have as a human beings. And operations have to deal with this phenomenon systematically. Some...
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hidet77
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Chie [Wisdom]
The Toyota way 2001 had two key points. Respecting Humanity “Chie” and Kaizen The word “Chie” is typically translated as “Wisdom.”...
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hidet77
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Muda
Muda. Waste. Non-value-adding activities that we must eliminate. Core thinking of TPS. There is nothing wrong with the definitions. Every...
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hidet77
- Mar 23
- 4 min
Yokoten
A Japanese word that means to deploy across the organization knowledge or know-how. When there is a great Kaizen, as a business, you want...
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hidet77
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Respect for People or Humans?
“Respect for People.” This a common phrase that I see a lot. Every time I see this, I get puzzled. My coach said the following. “Respect...
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