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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. Thus, focusing on implementing the tools of TPS (takt time, flow, pull, etc) outside of the immediate response and problem solving context is an exercise which expends energy and gains very little sustainable change.

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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. . “You guys are showing me how to run a business if I end up starting one.”

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Factory Gate Pricing and Primary Freight Strategies

Logistics Bureau

The Factory Gate Pricing (FGP) and Primary Freight (PF) strategies, as adopted by major grocery retailers, are causing a shudder up the spine of many retail suppliers. What are Factory Gate Pricing and Primary Freight strategies? Under the FGP and PF models, the retailers collect the products from the suppliers factory gate.