Hi, Folks I am making a presentation tomorrow at the CPI Symposium in Ogden, UT. It is at 11:30 Mountain Daylight time (US). I have just learned they are...
It was a good presentation, I thought. Here are the notes I took: http://www.davidpeterson.co.uk/temp/larry-leach/cpi-symposium-notes.html I didn't bother...
Hi Guys Can you check my thinking for me? Today I was scrutinising a CRT for a guy I have been assisting - I get the impression that the organisation, like...
I'd say yes, definitely we need to make the distinction and hammer it home: system improvement is the aim, not process improvement. Process improvement is only...
Hi David Thanks for the feedback. Oh, I am sure only a few in the audiance got it. It was just an initial introduction. We'll do a workshop on it alone next...
Hi, David Your summary of my talk is brilliant! I'd be gratified if 5% of those there got out of it what you did and the rest got 5%! Regards, Larry Leach...
Larry So do I understand this right? You propose to use kanban cards to limit the number of tasks that each resource has thus reducing multitasking(?) Bryan...
Does anyone have a good (simple) analogy for responding to this kind of question: "OK, maybe it won't help much in the bigger scheme of things, but improving...
Hi, Folks Somwhere I picked up one of those small clipped off CDs with the above title on it. It was in the bottom of one of my briefcases that I only used a...
Hi, Folks James Holt made a wonderful (as always) presentation at the conference I attended this week. Incidently he was given a (well deserved) lifetime...
Hi Larry! Very interesting developments! Congrats! :) In fact David Anderson is well aware of the benefits of Kanban for non-IT contexts, but his current...
Hello David, My workshop on multiproject management centers on a daylong, physical simulation of a small organization that continually shares its resources...
It depends on what your definition of "worse" is. From the local perspective, improving things does make things look better. Of course, if "worse" is that...
Right, there is the "waste of resources" argument. But resources aren't always that easy to redirect even with management buy-in to the idea. If John is...
Basically, I don't want to have to do a full day's workshop (though Tony's workshop does sound brilliant), nor any kind of physical demonstration. I just want...
That's great! Thanks for sharing the link. I like the phrase "tasking-under-the-influence" - I definitely get that. David ... [Non-text portions of this...
One problem is that there is _some_ value in doing local work. As you say, the local operation can get better at serving the constraint. But if the measures...
I've just published a new Q&A interview with Andreas about his new TOC book, Be Fast or Be Gone: http://www.tocthinkers.com/andreas-scherer/ I hope you enjoy...
Hi, Bryan Yes, but... I recommend reading David Anderson's book. It's his idea. I am just extending it to all work vs. just IT work. It solves a couple of...
Hi, David How about, "No, it can't hurt as long as you don't use it to create additional WIP. There is always value to continuous improvement of all...
I don't think this is the right advice because sometimes increasing WIP will improve flow. David ... additional WIP. There is always value to continuous...
David Are you aware of the Categories of Legitimate Reservations? If so the correct one to Larry's reply is BS! Jim Bowles I don't think this is the right...
David wrote "I don't think this is the right advice because sometimes increasing WIP will improve flow." When would you say that it is a valid action to take? ...
Hi, David True indeed. That's what Little's Law says...although one has to be careful about how to interpret it. You could clarify with "unnecessary". I can go...
We never want the constraint to run out of work. The danger with process improvement that encourages "running lean" by reducing WIP is that feeding processes...
David Do you differentiate between Stock Buffers and Time Buffers? Isn't that an example of why I challenged the need to differentiate between process...
