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Daily Archives: November 15, 2006
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From the “you call this agile?” department by Joel Spolsky: Yes, context switching is painful. Yes, you need to take into account the costs of context switching when you interrupt someone’s work. But every decision has pros and cons and … Continue reading
Posted in Customer focus, IT, Management, Software Development, Systems thinking
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TPS and Jidoka
TPS & Jidoka, interview of Tomo “Tom” Harada by Art Smalley: There are two different parts to Jidoka. The first meaning is to separate man from machine. It was normal in the original parent company for a single young woman … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking, Management, Manufacturing, Quality tools, Toyota Production System (TPS)
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