My Drive to Work

Some self learning

5S and housekeeping get taken as the same and I do not like it. Also, my theory as to why we have traffic.

How to schedule powder coated parts? Some ideas.

Ownership of the value streams. Why is that difficult to understand?

Some thoughts on safety and the role of manufacturing engineering.

Rain shortened podcast.

Mostly talking about TWI and our plan to move forward. A little bit of a rant on tier boards.

Today I talk about a new assembly being introduced to an existing value steam. Do we alternate between existing and new assemblies or run each for half the day?

How do you manage a work life balance?

Today I talk about an experience with 5 why's

Frustrating assessment on countermeasures. This one is a rant.

Who had the idea to make Monday the month end?

Today I use some A3 thinking to think through a strategic gap.

Today I talk about growth and how to spread technology like we spread CI

Today I talk about the new players on my hockey team and the culture change that came with them.

Thoughts on the printing process and what I see can be optimized.

Simple. That's what problem solving should be for front line operators. That is what I talk about today, ending with some random thoughts.

Looks like it is a new moon tonight. Might be why I am a bit irritable.

Ripe with opportunity, our new product release to the floor flops. Powder coat plans and how automation has been fancy batching so far.

Thoughts on how we would use augmented reality provider Light Guide Systems and Pro Glove.

How I feel about value steam maps and six sigma

How do leaders spend their day? And something I read in LinkedIn that made me think.

Thoughts on why reviewing thinking is important.

Some ranting, Bright Machines was cool, and some more ranting.

Run at the rate we are designed to run, train with the balance of time left over.

Solve problems at the lowest level possible.

Thinking about my experience working from home and how automation will open doors for our people instead of kicking them out of a job.

Lean Thinking brought on the idea of eliminating monuments. I just had an epiphany on how to do that at my company.

Reflection on success, overcoming adversity, LTL, and front line feedback.

Allowing waste is hurting the culture.

How do we look at the sales pipeline and translate that information to production people needs? [email protected] is the best way to contact me if you do not have any other means.

Inclusive culture, who is listening, and tier board thoughts.

Use data. You cannot use data driven tools if you refuse to use data to make decisions.

Update on some automation projects

The benefits of someone with a large network of resources and thoughts on an automation project.

Thoughts on layouts, kanbans, and influencing a path forward.

Waste Walk went wrong, new process went right.

Deeper dive into a project approach.

Approaches to single piece flow in a high mix, low volume, low repeating side of the business.

It must a Monday.

Reflections on development.

A quick reflection on a project and some thoughts on communication

Reflection on projects I have probably reflected on already.

I forgot to upload Wednesday's podcast. Here are Wednesday and Thursday combined in a double feature.

What do I want to be with I grow up

Talking about trade-off between material and labor cost in an automation project. Thoughts on other robots.

Feedback on some visual management activity and reflection on a proposed process change.

Talked to my wife about visual management. That led to talking about a layout project.

A bit of reflection. A bit of learning. A lot of ranting.

Feeling a bit scatter brained today.