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July 2007

Hansei — What is Really Important?

by Pete Abilla on July 21, 2007

lean six sigma, hansei, reflection

My neighbor down the street is Bob.  He has Alzheimer’s Disease and other ailments, and I feel bad for him.  For the last 2 months, I go to his house every Monday night to put him to bed.  Another neighbor and I pick him up and walk him to bed and tuck him in.  It’s [...]

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Heijunka – Leveling by Volume & Mix

by Pete Abilla on July 16, 2007

I’ve been doing some research on Heijunka and found the article below that I felt was very informative and insightful.  The article below was written by Daniel T. Jones and was originally published in Manufacturing Engineering, August 2006, Volume 137, Issue 2, Page 29. Heijunka is one of those highly useful Japanese words — like [...]

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