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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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hidet77
- Jun 13, 2023
- 3 min
Work Standards and Standardized Work
Work Standards and Standardized Work. Both play foundational roles inside Toyota Production System. My understanding is the following;...
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hidet77
- Jun 8, 2023
- 3 min
Quality check on Standardized Work [Diamond mark]
Do you pay attention to the ♢ diamond mark inside a standardized work? This mark represents “Quality check.” It is essential to build...
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hidet77
- Jun 5, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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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