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“Ba” in Physics
Continuing my “Ba” series, this concept also appears in physics. “Field” in physics is translated as “Ba” in Japanese. If so, what are...
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hidet77
- Oct 12, 2023
- 4 min
“Ba” in Japanese management
From traditional “Ba” thinking, the Japanese management discovered “Ba” in business. Hiroyuki Itami, Ikujiro Nonaka, and Taiichi Ohno...
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hidet77
- Oct 5, 2023
- 4 min
"Ba"
In my last post about “Genba,” I mentioned this concept called “Ba.” “Ba” is an ancient concept. Some claim that this is equivalent to...
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hidet77
- Sep 25, 2023
- 4 min
Genba
Translating a symbol is tricky. Translating a word is difficult. Translating a sentence is complex. Translating a philosophy is a...
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hidet77
- Sep 21, 2023
- 3 min
Walking
What is your approach to “walking” in standardized work? Is it a “waste”? Not so easy. Why? Because “sitting” is unhealthy. “Standing” is...
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hidet77
- Sep 19, 2023
- 3 min
“By the time problems became statistics, it’s a crisis.”
“By the time problems became statistics, it’s a crisis.” One of my coach's quotes. His message is, why are we waiting for the statistics...
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hidet77
- Sep 14, 2023
- 3 min
Color-coded balance table
Balance table. Or the Yamazumi chart. This tool is intended to see the balance of work according to the takt time. My coach introduced a...
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hidet77
- Sep 11, 2023
- 3 min
“Time is life.”
“Time is life.” -Eiji Toyoda “Time is money.” A famous quote by Benjamin Franklyn. It is widely popular and being phrased by many. Eiji...
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hidet77
- Sep 7, 2023
- 3 min
"Let the material memorize the standardized work."
“Let the material memorize the standardized work.” A quote from my coach. When standardized work gets complicated, we push the people to...
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hidet77
- Sep 4, 2023
- 2 min
Labor Day Special
Since it’s “Labor Day” in the USA, this post is about “Work.” “Work” in Japanese is ‘働.’ This symbol was made in Japan. This symbol is...
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hidet77
- Aug 30, 2023
- 3 min
Genba is the mirror of management.
Genba. It is often translated as “shop floor,” but the meaning is much broader. It means actual location. It could mean production,...
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hidet77
- Aug 28, 2023
- 3 min
Vision of Factory
When Toyota Motor opened its first factory at Koromo in 1938, Kiichiro Toyoda created a vision for the factory. Yes, the vision for the...
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hidet77
- Aug 23, 2023
- 3 min
Shu - Ha - Ri 【守破離】
規矩作法 守り尽くして破るとも離るるとても本を忘るな. “Standards (Regulations) and manners. You follow them【守】, break them【破】, and depart【離】 from them, but never...
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hidet77
- Aug 10, 2023
- 3 min
Nobunaga’s Gun Fleet
In Japan, together with the technical know-how of SMED, there is an episode we talk about. The historical episode is the Nobunaga’s gun...
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hidet77
- Jul 27, 2023
- 3 min
Conversation between Taiichi Ohno and retail founder Masatoshi Ito
Setsuo Mito has interviewed Taiichi Ohno a lot and published those interviewed. There was a conversation between Ohno and Masatoshi Ito,...
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hidet77
- Jul 25, 2023
- 3 min
Touichirou Araki
The final person I had to mention as potential books Ohno read to develop Standardized Work and Toyota Production System, I have to...
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hidet77
- Jul 18, 2023
- 3 min
Inoue’s “Work Study”
In searching for the book that Taiichi Ohno read to start the Toyota Production System implementation journey, I ran into an author. His...
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hidet77
- Jul 12, 2023
- 4 min
"Efficiency Way"
Taiichi Ohno started his Toyota Production System implementation by reading books in 1938-39. What were those books? Are there written...
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hidet77
- Jul 6, 2023
- 5 min
Powers of Standardized Work
What is “Standardized Work” in TPS? It is often described as the “rule of production (operations).” If the rule of production is...
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hidet77
- Jun 28, 2023
- 3 min
Empowerment and Standardized Work
Empowerment creates a positive culture. There have been many empowerments to promote more continuous improvement. Some successes, some...
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