Things are not always what they appear at first glance. The best ways to know what we are talking about are to have data, not opinion and to go and take look.
Check it out for yourself. Click print and get the scissors out.
Nothing like going and seeing for yourself.
source: http://i.imgur.com/Bf8xi.jpg
Agreed. 'Respect for Humanity' should mean that our systems and processes serve US, not the other way around. During my tenure at Toyota there were lots of examples where processes reductions led to manpower surplus and this surplus was then turned into additional Kaizen force.
ReplyDeleteVery powerful mechanism to drive further change yet something that seems very counterintuitive to North American business.lean manufacturing training