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Out of Sight, Out of our Minds
Gary was a talented, creative welder with an idea that made perfect sense to him but was not supported by conventional measures. Gary was determined..
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April 06 , 2011.
Waiting for Godot
Samuel Beckett’s modern drama about two hobos, Vladimir and Estragon, monotonously passing time while waiting for their friend Godot (who never shows..
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March 31 , 2011.
Automotons
IT Solution
About five years ago, I had the opportunity to participate on an improvement project in a radiation oncology department. The goal was to reduce the..
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March 23 , 2011.
Rowing
I was asked about 15 years ago to give a short presentation about Poka-yoke to an association of engineering professors from different US..
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March 16 , 2011.
Use It Or Lose It
Dwellays
EOQ = 0
When UE, my former company, revised it’s idea system to recognize “small” ideas, there were many entries from production employees suggesting part..
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March 04 , 2011.
Epiphanitis
Back in December, I wrote a seasonal blog post entitled Epiphany to describe the exciting “aha moments” that sometimes accompany adult learning...
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March 02 , 2011.