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Too Happy Too Soon
Our machine shop was assisted by Toyota Supplier Support Center in 1996 to reduce set-ups on our CNC lathes. TSSC had already helped us in a downstream final assembly department, and now we were endeavoring to provide just-in-time delivery to that department from machining. After some study we were able to determine that one lathe […]
Value Stream Wrapping
January 5, 2012
Gazing into a microscope as a college sophomore, I sketched the innards of a single-celled critter as part of biology exam. I knew what I was looking for, but according to my professor, was a bit lazy transferring my observations to paper. The result: no points for my illegible artwork. I pleaded my case: “I’m […]
December 20, 2012
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