My first question would be about the saws, chisels, and other woodworking tools they used. We have talked about ship building sometimes being a job shop...
I have heard that the first known use of takt time goes back to ancient shipbuilding; although the artist's rendering in the article appears to resemble...
The September 2011 issue of MetalForming Magazine has an interesting article about "The US Automotive Supply Chain". In it they identify 4 types of firms. ....
I was talking to a fellow today who told me Kuka had bought a tooling manufacturer in the Saginaw area and was relocating the machinery to a non-union plant. I...
Wow Jim, what a long read! This guy really takes a risk in assumption...he could easily be criticized for walking into the same pitfall he is warning about....
I was fascinated with what Tom Harada had to say in this interview. I go back and read it from time to time. What is puzzling is that it is an issue that is...
The MobileFab System is a rolling fabrication plant for solid surface fabrication. http://mobilefab.rissco.com/ I found it interesting because the developer...
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The Winter 2012 issue of EDM Today contains an article about job description. They have an example of a Wire EDM Operator. I have seen production environments...
So have you ever seen a job description for a job shop machinist or fabricator? From: JobShopLean@yahoogroups.com [mailto:JobShopLean@yahoogroups.com] On...
One feature of a jobshop is that most of the jobs have high skill requirements. I did see a wire EDM machine over at OCC. It was placed there by a company who...
I disagree that he is saying "Kaizen Event is not Continuous Improvement." I think what he is trying to say is that we should be mindful about the reasons for...
Bryan, I would agree. Personal note - Nice to hear from you again - where are you now?? Michael D. Thelen SICP C.I. Leader Wells Enterprises, Inc. 1191 18th St...
Hi Michael, I moved on from the Pink Bunny and now work as Plant Manager at Revision Military....lots of fun and I get to do lean my way. ... Hi Michael, I...
Dear Bryan: He actually says it. I quote: "The terms “Kaizen event” and “continuous improvement event” are each an oxymoron. In the English language, ...
Michel, I stand corrected on his claim. I must have skimmed that part...his blog post was a bit long to say what you summarized so well in this posting. ...
Actually, I would have preferred to have discussed this topic in NWLean. Bill Kluck prefers not to have links included with the posts there, even though he...
Holy Toledo- that guy's worse at writing than me! Some good stuff though. Why is it an improvement? It is a change that is measurably better. Why is it...
Kaizen events are/were designed to introduce an organization to CI. If you still have to run a kaizen event after 3-5-10 years to motivate and capture ...
The opening of a TechShop facility encouraged by Ford is covered in the May 14, 2012, issue of "Tech Center News - Detroit Auto Scene". The emphasis in the...
Hi Jim & all: I saw two of the machines from the Detroit Tech Shop at the NAMES model show last month. The rate are a good price if a person figures...
