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Systematic Problem Solving

Monday, November 26, 2007

If I were to look at the experience of the organization profiled in the last three posts “A Systematic Approach to Part Shortages” I believe their biggest breakthrough was cultural. By applying the “morning market” as a process of managing problems, they began a shift from a reactive organization to a problem solving culture.
I can [...]

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What Nukes - a little more clear.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

I re-read my “What Nukes?” post and realized I was really rambling. I want to reiterate a key point more clearly because I think it is important.
In the “Bad Apple” theory there is an implied assumption that the cause of an accident or other problem was one person who, at that moment in time, was [...]

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Standards Protect the Team Members

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

One of my kaizen-specialists-in-training just came to me asking for help. The Team Members he is working with are not seeing the need to understand sources of work variation.
I hear that a lot, both in companies I have worked in and in the online forums. Everyone seems to think it is a problem in their [...]

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