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In the original Japanese version of Taiichi Ohno’s “Toyota Production System,” the chapter called “0.1 worker is still one worker,” there...
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hidet77
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
Types of Kaizen
Have you thought about the types of Kaizen? I thought about the four categories. I am not trying to make data. I am not thinking about...
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hidet77
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
Kaizen system
Continuing my thoughts on Mechanisms & Systems, I am thinking about Kaizen. Where does Kaizen belong? Kaizen requires a systematic...
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hidet77
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
Mechanism & System
Mechanism & System As I implemented the "Toyota Production SYSTEM," I recognized my mistake. Do we have the same view about the word...
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hidet77
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
End Point
Since I started this topic on the “Starting point,” I will continue to the “Endpoint” of work. Although the “Endpoint” is the twin of the...
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hidet77
- Sep 21, 2022
- 7 min
Starting Point of Work
Here, I want to put the spotlight on something that is important but not discussed frequently. That is “Starting Point of Work.” This is...
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hidet77
- May 5, 2022
- 4 min
6th Ri; Kanri
Continuing from my previous post, I forgot about “Kanri.” This is a Poka, and I made a big mistake… “Kanri” means management. But just...
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hidet77
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
Five Ri
Taiichi Ohno’s TPS books have many “puns.” Very often he selects these words to send us a message. Inside these books, five Japanese...
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hidet77
- Apr 21, 2022
- 4 min
Variations
Fredrick Taylor and Taiichi Ohno. Two giants in the field of operations management. I want to compare these two thinking on one topic,...
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hidet77
- Mar 30, 2022
- 5 min
Safety 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...
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hidet77
- Mar 17, 2022
- 3 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...
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hidet77
- Feb 4, 2022
- 6 min
Why is OEE not necessary TPS?
Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) and Seiichi Nakajima developed Overall equipment efficiency (OEE) in total productive...
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hidet77
- Jan 28, 2022
- 7 min
Is 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...
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hidet77
- Jan 18, 2022
- 2 min
What 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...
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hidet77
- Dec 9, 2021
- 5 min
The backbone of Toyota Production System is Mechanical Engineering
I was looking at the history of those involved in developing the Toyota Production System. Who were those people, and are there any...
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hidet77
- Nov 29, 2021
- 6 min
Structure of Muda
In my last article, I talked about the importance of focusing on process structure and dynamics on the shop floor. There are many...
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hidet77
- Nov 16, 2021
- 5 min
Structure and Dynamics
Why is the Toyota production system (TPS) difficult to understand? In my last post, I talked about the change from Taylor to Toyota. As...
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hidet77
- Nov 4, 2021
- 3 min
Why 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...
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hidet77
- Oct 18, 2021
- 5 min
Material handler's Standardized Work
"Waterspider," "Tugger," "Transporter," etc. Whatever the name of this functionality, the responsibility is to transport the materials...
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hidet77
- Oct 12, 2021
- 3 min
Preventive Genba Walks
“Stability.” When we ask a manager, “how are you approaching stability?” the most likely answer will be that they check the KPIs,...
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