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Taiichi Ohno says:

“Standard operations are the mother of improvement. We can never say that the standard operations we now have are the best, and there is no room for further improvement. Standard operations are the result of improvement after improvement, and they are not static or unchanging. Consider for a moment that the present standards are full of waste, and…

Taiichi Ohno says:

"In swimming relay, faster and slower swimmers must cover each other a set distance. In the case of a running relay, however, the faster person can cover for a slower person in the baton touch zone."

Damir Perge Commentary: What happens to process efficiency or company efficiency when some people work faster than others? It doesn’t matter what stage your venture is at, there will be people…

Taiichi Ohno says:

“Visual control at the workplace makes it possible to let the machines operate automatically when conditions are normal, and lets workers engage in abnormality control when abnormalities occur. Visual control is an important concept. It is directly connected to the two pillars of just-in-time and automation with a human touch.”

Damir Perge Commentary: I touched on this in the previous…

Taiichi Ohno says:

“Maybe I am a perverse sort of person: I have a habit of reversing the process in my thinking. Using this process, I began to think that all we had to do was let the process that needed parts go to get what was needed, when needed and in the quantity needed. In this, I simply reversed the system of transport.”

Damir Perge Commentary: I hear it all the time -- companies are…