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Top 10 Shigeo Shingo Quotes on Lean Manufacturing
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Shigeo Singo: The Ambassador of Lean Shigeo Shingo was an industry leader of Lean manufacturing principles and philosophies. Originally brought on by Toyota to update their...
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Continuous Improvement
Why Standard Work is a Contradiction
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We recently wrote a popular article about a major mistake at a nuclear waste facility. In short, we cited poor standard revision processes as the root cause of the mistake,...
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What Caused the False Missile Alert in Hawaii
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Apparently, it was a simple mistake that caused the false missile alert to be sent to phones across the state of Hawaii. And while citizens were still recovering from the...
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Continuous Improvement
Top 10 Lean Manufacturing Quotes from Henry Ford
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Henry Ford was a very quotable man. His timeless insights range from practical business tips to clairvoyant-esque predictions about the dairy industry.
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Standard Work
Got Standards? The Million Dollar Grammar Mistake
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Maine based Oakhurst Dairy was recently sued by a handful of truck drivers seeking more than four years worth of overtime pay—but the suit wasn’t about milk distribution at...
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Standard Work
How Sloppy Revision Control Cost WIPP Half a Billion Dollars
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In 2014 a nuclear Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, NM was the victim of poor revision control practices that lead to a half-billion dollar mistake; shutting...
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The Manufacturing Dream Team
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As we were plotting our celebration for 2016's Manufacturing Day, the Dozuki team got into a few squabbles about who the 'best manufacturing mind of all time' would be. (...
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Give Your Manufacturing Company a Boost
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Whether you’re in aerospace or automotive, medical device or dairy—it’s important that your manufacturing company grows while keeping up with the latest innovations. In honor...
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