hidet77May 54 min6th Ri; KanriContinuing from my previous post, I forgot about “Kanri.” This is a Poka, and I made a big mistake… “Kanri” means management. But just...
hidet77Apr 283 minFive RiTaiichi Ohno’s TPS books have many “puns.” Very often he selects these words to send us a message. Inside these books, five Japanese...
hidet77Apr 214 minVariationsFredrick Taylor and Taiichi Ohno. Two giants in the field of operations management. I want to compare these two thinking on one topic,...
hidet77Mar 305 minSafety Stock?In my last post, I defended against critics for "Just In Time." Most of these critics end with a suggestion to increase inventory. I...
hidet77Mar 173 min"Just In Time" is about lead-time improvement and then inventory reduction As we face supply chain issues, many are pointing fingers at "Just In Time"? I didn't know that so many companies practice "Just In...
hidet77Feb 46 minWhy is OEE not necessary TPS?Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) and Seiichi Nakajima developed Overall equipment efficiency (OEE) in total productive...
hidet77Jan 287 minIs your “OEE” providing the results that you were expecting?Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Somehow became one of the most critical key performance indicators (KPIs) of operations...
hidet77Jan 182 minWhat are your eyes doing when you go to the shop floor?It was like a Zen dialogue. The coach asked, “When you go to the shop floor, what are your “eyes” doing?” After defining the meaning of...
hidet77Dec 9, 20215 minThe backbone of Toyota Production System is Mechanical EngineeringI was looking at the history of those involved in developing the Toyota Production System. Who were those people, and are there any...
hidet77Nov 29, 20216 minStructure of MudaIn my last article, I talked about the importance of focusing on process structure and dynamics on the shop floor. There are many...
hidet77Nov 16, 20215 minStructure and DynamicsWhy is the Toyota production system (TPS) difficult to understand? In my last post, I talked about the change from Taylor to Toyota. As...
hidet77Nov 5, 20213 minWhy is the Toyota production system (TPS) difficult to understand?Why is the Toyota production system (TPS) difficult to understand? Our root cause analysis reached Frederick Winslow Taylor’s “Scientific...
hidet77Oct 18, 20215 minMaterial handler's Standardized Work"Waterspider," "Tugger," "Transporter," etc. Whatever the name of this functionality, the responsibility is to transport the materials...
hidet77Oct 12, 20213 minPreventive Genba Walks“Stability.” When we ask a manager, “how are you approaching stability?” the most likely answer will be that they check the KPIs,...
hidet77Oct 4, 20214 minStability“Stability.” If the processes were stable, we could do a lot more things. The barrier created by not having a steady process is more...
hidet77Sep 7, 20213 minFinal workshop of Hajime ObaIt’s been a year since my father, Hajime Oba has passed away. One of the most surprising comments I heard this year was that Hajime Oba...
hidet77Aug 24, 20213 minCognitive BiasIn his book, "Workplace management," Taiichi Ohno mentioned that "Illusions reduce efficiencies." (The English translation used the word,...
hidet77Aug 17, 20213 minAntinomy of TPSEvery time there is a problem in Toyota’s supply chain, there is an article about why Just In Time doesn’t work. Or Toyota took...
hidet77Aug 2, 20214 minTechnical notes of the Pull systemIn my last post, I collected some episodes from pull system implementations. Episodes of "Pull System" implementations...
hidet77Jul 26, 20213 minEpisodes of "Pull System" implementationsI collected some episodes of "Pull System" implementations. Once a "pull system" was implemented. The following month, when my father...