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vetran replied

22 November 2011, 13:26
We did indeed, a man who had very competently managed to take a profitable business and turn it into a loss.

In the end we did a industrial warning tape mark around where the financial controllers feet should be. Did his stapler as well. He saw sense and relaxed, he also told the clipboard numpty to get a life.

It was driven by our manufacturing 'Centre of ignorance'.

A better set of projects they should have concentrated on :
Why is it bad to mount a bench grinder on a plastic storage box?
Why a table sheet metal router shouldn't be in a walkway.
Why not order the stuff so its delivered before you need to build something.
Why does your MRP system not know what parts you need (clue you have to feed it forecasts)
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Mich the Tester replied

22 November 2011, 13:19
Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post

You mean the Lean Commodore? He arrives next week, 'Seaman' training this afternoon.

I did all this 20 years ago when I was in aerospace, back then it was called 'kaizan'.

Lean Commodore? (spoken in the style of John Cleese saying 'pining for the fjords')
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gingerjedi replied

22 November 2011, 13:17
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

Do they have a 'lean six sigma black belt' going around with a clipboard?

You mean the Lean Commodore? He arrives next week, 'Seaman' training this afternoon.

I did all this 20 years ago when I was in aerospace, back then it was called 'kaizan'.
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Mich the Tester replied

22 November 2011, 13:07
Do they have a 'lean six sigma black belt' going around with a clipboard?
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vetran replied

22 November 2011, 13:05
PERFECT quotes I recognized word for word

I am sure he is right we pay him a lot of money.

We have to do 5s It is on my goals

more than 2 pens is waste

scary thing is we went through this last year.
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cojak replied

22 November 2011, 12:56
Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post

Client is implementing 'Lean Principles'.

Getting your permies to work harder whilst eliminating waste is not going to be conducive with having a contractor on the team.

You'd be surprised....

Just wait until you find a way of subverting the 5S tulipe and they'll love you forever...
Parody: Lean Office and 5S Gone Wrong - YouTube
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gingerjedi started a topic Lean

22 November 2011, 12:51
Lean

Client is implementing 'Lean Principles'.

Getting your permies to work harder whilst eliminating waste is not going to be conducive with having a contractor on the team.
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