Comments on: JIT and Jidoka are Useless… http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/ Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, and Kaizen Sat, 12 May 2012 15:25:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Management Improvement Carnival #29 — Lean Blog http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-6594 Management Improvement Carnival #29 — Lean Blog Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:14:51 +0000 http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/#comment-6594 [...] JIT and Jidoka are Useless… (Ron Pereira, Lean Six Sigma Academy) “Yes, the two pillars of the Toyota Production System – JIT and Jidoka - are absolutely worthless… if you don’t respect people.” [...] [...] JIT and Jidoka are Useless… (Ron Pereira, Lean Six Sigma Academy) “Yes, the two pillars of the Toyota Production System – JIT and Jidoka – are absolutely worthless… if you don’t respect people.” [...]

]]> By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Management Improvement Carnival #29 http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Management Improvement Carnival #29 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:40:08 +0000 http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/#comment-1299 [...] JIT and Jidoka are Useless… (Ron Pereira, Lean Six Sigma Academy) “Yes, the two pillars of the Toyota Production System - JIT and Jidoka - are absolutely worthless… if you don’t respect people.” [...] [...] JIT and Jidoka are Useless… (Ron Pereira, Lean Six Sigma Academy) “Yes, the two pillars of the Toyota Production System – JIT and Jidoka – are absolutely worthless… if you don’t respect people.” [...]

]]> By: Long Live the King (Cash) | Lean Six Sigma Academy http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Long Live the King (Cash) | Lean Six Sigma Academy Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:43:02 +0000 http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/#comment-1260 [...] with a for-profit business in any way please remember one thing – cash is king. Of course respecting people is absolutely critical. But cash pays the bills. It buys things. It pays salaries. So [...] [...] with a for-profit business in any way please remember one thing – cash is king. Of course respecting people is absolutely critical. But cash pays the bills. It buys things. It pays salaries. So [...]

]]> By: Ron Pereira http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Ron Pereira Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:54:11 +0000 http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/#comment-1244 Yes, Clive, I guess that is why it's called continuous improvement! -- Good point Mark. I guess I never thought about that. Yes, Clive, I guess that is why it’s called continuous improvement!

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Good point Mark. I guess I never thought about that.

]]> By: Mark Graban http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-1243 Mark Graban Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:34:08 +0000 http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/#comment-1243 Ron - some nice reflection there... something we can all do more of. One thing I try to remember (and don't always do) is to remember that the cashier or other front-line employee is part of a system.... were they not trained properly, are they put under quota pressure or other unfair requirements that lead them to act out badly? Ron – some nice reflection there… something we can all do more of.

One thing I try to remember (and don’t always do) is to remember that the cashier or other front-line employee is part of a system…. were they not trained properly, are they put under quota pressure or other unfair requirements that lead them to act out badly?

]]> By: Clive Walton http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 Clive Walton Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:26:10 +0000 http://lssacademy.com/2008/01/30/jit-and-jidoka-are-useless/#comment-1242 It's funny how you mention the cashier. My wife is always tellng me to be nicer to them. It would seem we both have work to do in this area. It’s funny how you mention the cashier. My wife is always tellng me to be nicer to them. It would seem we both have work to do in this area.

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