Comments on: Use It Or Lose It https://oldleandude.com/2011/03/11/use-it-or-lose-it/ A Blog About Understanding The Toyota Production System and Gaining Its Full Benefits, brought to you by "The Toast Guy" Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sudharak https://oldleandude.com/2011/03/11/use-it-or-lose-it/#comment-235 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:15:39 +0000 http://oldleandude.com/?p=271#comment-235 The practice appears to be global. Here in India, last year I happened to be speaking to unionized workers after completing lean lectures to all managers and lot of lean implementation on shop floor. Yet the workers openly commented that I was invited to finish off the training budget balance.

]]> By: Don L https://oldleandude.com/2011/03/11/use-it-or-lose-it/#comment-233 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:08:45 +0000 http://oldleandude.com/?p=271#comment-233 This is an interesting concept. A few unproductive “use it or lose it” examples from a wandering mind:

1) Taking the full-tank gas option in a rental car and driving around all night with no place to go.

2) Any “all you can eat” restaurant.

3) Spending your children’s inheritance, only to live 10 years longer than expected.

4) Taking a sick day that’s about to expire to play golf with your unemployed buddies. Then it rains all day. You show up to the office in the morning and your “to-do” list has been expanded by at least 8 hours. It takes you 3 days to catch up, and the stress of it all really makes you sick. Unfortunately, you have no sick days left.

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