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Kanban / Kaizen / JIT Manufacturing does not Work in the USA
Jim Roberge
I have just completed my first exposure to Kanban / Kaizen JIT manufacturing as an assembly technician. The system does not work in the USA!
The problem is - as I see it - that when you take away structure from the employees to the point that a Production Unit Leader, also known as Production Manager, Leadman or Supervisor, has no real idea what is going on, the complete system crashes and self destructs.
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Kanban Deming
John The problem with you as I see it is that you judge too fast. :-)...  |
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Does Kanban/Kaizen work in USA
Brett Rice Jim, without the support of the entire system it does become more difficult to implement and sustain these types of systems. We are implementing now ... |
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Does Continuous Improvement Work
roberto s jensen, proces engineer, Netherlands, Member Your structure is set by standard work because when you pass the Check phase, you have to Act that means transform your improvement into standard work... |
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Remember PDSA is a Circle / Cycle!
M.Ganapathy, Manager, Sri Lanka, Member It works well when the whole team has faith in the process. Continuous improvement happens as it eliminates the waste of time and process. I observed... |
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How to Make Lean Techniques Work
Jorge Garrido, Director, Mexico, Member Things will work when you train the people, and everybody knows the vision of the company and the goals to achieve it. If the people do ... |
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