By Pascal Dennis ( bio ) In a previous blog I introduced the idea of Economy I & II The former comprises private sector companies l...

By Pascal Dennis ( bio ) “What is your thinking way, Pascal-san?” Thanks for your thoughtful feedback on part 1 of this note. The Lea...

By Pascal Dennis ( bio ) Jidoka is lovely Japanese word with multiple meanings: Automation with a human touch, Humanized or intelligen...

By Al Norval ( bio ) In a couple of recent blogs we’ve talked about Jidoka or Built in Quality at the Source. While it sounds easy, puttin...

By Al Norval ( bio ) We talk a lot about the House of Lean with its foundation of Standards & Stability and the two pillars of Just In...

By Pascal Dennis ( bio ) “What is your thinking way, Pascal-san?” Thanks for your thoughtful feedback on part 1 of this note. The Lea...

By Pascal Dennis Building quality into the process, (Jidoka), depends greatly on developing in-process and end-of-pipe embedded tests into...

By Pascal Dennis Jidoka is lovely Japanese word with multiple meanings: Automation with a human touch, Humanized or intelligent autom...

By Al Norval I was travelling in Europe recently and had a question posed to me by a colleague of mine - Franck Hagen. He asked a very si...

Al Norval In a couple of recent blogs we’ve talked about Jidoka or Built in Quality at the Source. While it sounds easy, putting it into ...

By Pascal Dennis Building quality into the process, aka Jidoka , is a cornerstone of the Toyota Production System. And embedded tests a...

By Pascal Dennis Building quality into the process, aka Jidoka, is a cornerstone of the Toyota Production System. And embedded tests are...

By Al Norval We talk a lot about the House of Lean with its foundation of Standards & Stability and the two pillars of Just In Time a...

By Pascal Dennis In a previous blog I introduced the idea of Economy I & II The former comprises private sector companies like App...

By Al Norval As we look at the House of Lean, we see the roof held up by two pillars – JIT & Jidoka. I’ve written before about Jidoka ...

By Al Norval One of the questions I am often asked at clients is whether they have to use the Japanese terms associated with Lean. Most ti...

By Al Norval As we look at the House of Lean, we tend to concentrate on the Foundation and JIT pillar. I’d like to write today about the o...

By Al Norval The dog days of summer have passed, fall is here, the air is crisp and winter is just around the corner. It’s one of my favo...