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Prototype of "Team Leader"
名古屋高等工業学校 編『名古屋高等工業学校一覧 自昭和8年至昭和9年』1934年1月30日、44頁。NDLJP:1448625/118 “Team Leader” Many have copied the title “team leader” because of the...
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Nov 28, 20235 min read


Takt Time
Whatever the origin of this concept, Toyota converted this concept to represent customer demand. By dividing total available time by the...
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Nov 21, 20234 min read


Production Capacity Sheet
One of the standardized work documents. Despite its importance, we don’t talk about this as often. This sheet is full of Toyota...
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Nov 16, 20234 min read


Poka-Yoke
“Poka” originally comes from a bad play made during the game of Shogi (Japanese chess) or Igo. There was a bad play made in a recent...
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Nov 9, 20235 min read


Write the standardized work with your own hand.
“Write the standardized work with your own hand. People on the Genba must write the standardized work with their own hand. For others to...
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Nov 2, 20234 min read


Kata and Ba
Do you know there is a discussion about “Kata” and “Ba” in Japan? “Kata” comes from the traditional arts of passing skills among...
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Oct 26, 20234 min read


“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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Oct 19, 20233 min read


“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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Oct 12, 20234 min read


"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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Oct 5, 20234 min read


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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Sep 25, 20234 min read


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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Sep 21, 20233 min read


“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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Sep 19, 20233 min read


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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Sep 14, 20233 min read


“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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Sep 11, 20233 min read


"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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Sep 7, 20233 min read


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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Sep 4, 20232 min read


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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Aug 30, 20233 min read


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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Aug 28, 20233 min read


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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Aug 23, 20233 min read


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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Aug 10, 20233 min read
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