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Episodes of "Pull System" implementations
I collected some episodes of "Pull System" implementations. Once a "pull system" was implemented. The following month, when my father...
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hidet77
- Jul 16, 2021
- 3 min
Heijyun-ka (Levelization)
Heijyun-ka. Levelization. One of the core concepts of TPS. The objective of this concept is to even the workload. Something bothers me...
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hidet77
- Jul 9, 2021
- 4 min
The problem of fractions. Something to think about before implementing Kanban.
If someone wants to pretend that they understood TPS, all you have to say is one by one is better than batch. I was not smart enough to...
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hidet77
- Jul 1, 2021
- 5 min
5S Seiton, Seisou, Seiketsu, Shitsuke
Seiton （整頓） Seiton. The second word in the 5S. The fact is that “Seiri-Seiton” is a typical Japanese proverb that is part of daily life....
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hidet77
- Jun 26, 2021
- 2 min
5S Understanding Seiri
5S. Prevalent TPS concept that spread everywhere. But somehow, we focused on keeping the initial of “S” more than those meanings. Instead...
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hidet77
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Andon System
There are some common misunderstandings about Andon. The operators do not have the authority to stop the line. A red light andon stops...
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hidet77
- Jun 16, 2021
- 3 min
Why standard time should be the shortest time?
In the last chapter of "Workplace management," Taichi Ohno wrote that the standard time should be the shortest time. Typical industrial...
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hidet77
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
Flow
“Flow.” One of the core concepts of the Toyota Production System. Today, I would like to try some analysis on this. In a dictionary,...
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hidet77
- Jun 8, 2021
- 2 min
Shouldn't we rethink how to introduce 7 types of waste thinking?
Last week I wrote about “Kaizen”. To do “Kaizen” we need to find “Muda (Waste)”. So we need to memorize the 7 types of waste…… Let’s...
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hidet77
- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min
Short stories about Kaizen 2
In my previous post, I wrote about the background of Kaizen. This blog is about when Kaizen was translated, some words or concepts that...
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hidet77
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Short stories about Kaizen
“Kaizen”. One of the most popular Japanese word that is known inside operations management. Usually, it is translated as “Continuous...
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hidet77
- May 27, 2021
- 2 min
Method - Datum
When we design the process to have a “Build-in Quality” condition, I learned that the necessary tools are not just Andon & Poka-yoke....
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hidet77
- May 25, 2021
- 2 min
Machine - Interface
Today, our life is becoming so much easier since the user interface to technologies is improving rapidly. But what about the user...
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hidet77
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
Material Presentation
Every time I get an opportunity to visit a Toyota plant, I feel like visiting an amusement park. They have many fancy racks & devices...
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hidet77
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
Man - Concentration
“Human work is most important.” This is the core philosophy of TPS. Human work is very complicated and has many aspects. If so, what is...
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hidet77
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
Introduction to a framework to understand Toyota Production System
Since our company has started in 2008, we have been working on our consultation little by little. Our core consultation is “Toyota...
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