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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

That actually isn’t a bad analogy as I was advocating a pretty dramatic shift in the role of the kaizen workshop leaders. Kaizen events (or whatever we want to call the traditional week-long activity): Can be a useful tool when used in the context of an overall plan. Kaizen tools included.

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A First-Timer’s Guide to KataCon

The Lean Thinker

Hence the name of this blog *smile*) I am also doing a breakout workshop about how Toyota Kata and TWI integrate into a single system. Hint – it isn’t about tools.) Monday evening and Tuesday evening, especially, present huge opportunities. This happens year-round. And you have the same opportunity. Talk to people.

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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

With the justification aside, they next had us go through exercises calculating net present value and ROI for a hypothetical capital investment in tooling – as though a shop floor supervisor would do this at any point in the course of their job. The structural designs were far more tolerant of production variation, for example.

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Optimizing Liberty Global’s Supply Chain: An Interview with Willem Vesters

AIMMS

The company started working with AIMMS and our implementation partner Districon in October 2015 to develop a Demand Aggregation tool. These are all the set up boxes we use in the customer’s house, cable boxes and modems for example. What did this POC Workshop look like? It wasn’t a project initiated in an ivory tower.

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Demonstrations and innovations at WABCOWÜRTH web events

Logistics Business Magazine

The areas of application of the COOLIUS Trailer and application examples for the W.EASY ADAS Calibration as well as the Mirror Cam Calibration will be discussed. “Our Web Events are public events to which anyone interested is invited,” says Ralf Niklaus, product trainer from WABCOWÜRTH Workshop Services GmbH.

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Embracing a Growth Mindset: The Key to Freight Agent Succes

Trinity Logistics

You must be able to provide your Team with the resources and tools they need to feel empowered to be curious and grow. Examples of this can include access to industry research, subscriptions to relevant publications, or budgeting for educational conferences. This doesn’t mean simply offering words of encouragement.

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What is Storytelling with Data and How Can You Master it? Get Tips from Cole Nussbaumer Knafflic

AIMMS

She also works with organizations and individuals to help them become more effective data storytellers through workshops. Color, when used sparingly and intentionally is one of your most powerful tools for drawing your audience’s attention to where you want them to pay it. Number two: use color strategically.

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