I am seeking to continue the very good JSLean discussions that go on off line. Would anyone care to sign on as a moderator? [unnamed correspondent]~ Suffice it...
Lonnie, It was good talking to you today. I feel it would be perfectly OK to discuss our concerns about the recent direction of JSLean here. Just be aware that...
Hi Jim, I don't want to dwell overmuch on the personality foibles of the most outspoken individuals on JSLean. Suffice it to say that the forum is no longer...
Gary Williams, Interesting that this UAW local at New Process Gear is hoping that the 55% ownership of Chrysler by the UAW will swing work to this plant. Does...
Jim, This is a particular sad and personal story for me. The New Process Gear plant in Syracuse, NY was one half of the original New Venture Gear joint...
Phil Coy has graciously agreed to serve as a moderator in this group. He and I are working to determine the group procedures and practices. Comments from ...
Since JobShopLean is still a small group approaching 2 dozen members, I would like to propose a policy of allowing cross posting of articles. If a JobShopLean ...
When composing a reply, please remove most or all of the message to which you are replying. If you are replying only to a particular comment within a message,...
This is an open group with moderated postings. Any one can and is welcomed to join. There's no moderator approval needed. Moderators do have the ability...
[Jim Peck]Jeff Schueller, Sometime back you used the term "humble servant leadership" in one of your posts. The people who advocate the "do this, do that, ...
I've been involved in many different industries with HMLV value streams. If there are a lot of product variants, I'd say that in the vast majority of cases...
Do you have a good working definition of a job shop? Clearly the opposite is a high-volume repetitive line with dedicated equipment running with a stable...
Clearly the opposite is a high-volume repetitive line with dedicated equipment running with a stable volume. I have always struggled with what the definition...
Has anybody applied JSL mindset for steel industry? We have used lean for some years in a integrated plant (blast furnaces, steel, roling, cold drawn and...
Hi there, I am the moderator for Holonic Manufacturing Systems; one of the four groups that comprise NWLEAN. You may know me for occassionally questioning,...
I've worked with a specialty steel operation that's been on their lean journey for some time. They have done a good job with the basics of 5S, getting sorted...
Hi Anthony, Welcome to the group. It'll be interesting to see how holonics contributes to our conversations over time. I don't have any background in it...
Bryan Lund, You recently posted in another email group concerning heat treating. I think this may be a good example of an individual manufacturing process. As...
We went round and round on this for a while on JSLean, and this is what I surmised. I absolutely do not consider it to be definitive, and welcome any and all...
It is so common, that no one even thinks about it. It is just business as usual. If horizontal boring mill HB1211 and Vertical turning center VT2366 are both...
{Jim Peck] Anthony, the simplest form of job shop has one manufacturing process it can perform and could have as little as one person part of it. Is that a...
Michel Baudin, We in JobShopLean would be interest in hearing about the Manufacturing and Management Institute. Would you be interested in filling us in? Jim...
Rob, Many job shops have no routing system, IE Department, or Manufacturing Engineering department. Many do not use the term "routing". The job shops that have...
Probably good ideas, Jim. I catch myself using local terms more than I should. My worst habit is "job package" rather than "job traveler," the latter being...
Hi Jim, thanks for engaging me on this. I read through the earlier posts and see careful consideration being put into the focus and interaction here. I am just...
This quote of the definition of job shop was taken from the APICS (Association for Operations Management) Dictionary and appeared in NWLean. I think we can all...
<Robert.Tristani@...> Is someone keeping track of all the Job Shop Definition suggestions on this forum? Below you will find a summary of characteristics (in...
Hello All, I have been traveling while this post has been developing and have not had a chance to contribute. Rather than a technical definition, I can often...
<Robert.Tristani@...> Is someone keeping track of all the Job Shop Definition suggestions on this forum? Probably a lexicon posted in the files section would...
Applying Lonnie's rule of thumb to this foundry (closing due to losing all their contracts with GM), they are not a job shop. They sold "products" to GM. If...
