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I know many of you aren’t into the whole Twitter thing, but I’m using my account (@MarkGraban) to share some photos and small batches of ideas that I come across. I’ll also share them here (but keep in mind you can read Twitter without having an account there, even). That’s a Toyota “partner robot” pictured at left.
#Lean thinkers will appreciate one of the wi-fi networks visible to me here in Japan — Named “Muda” pic.twitter.com/sROw42k1
Video at Toyota Museum gives credit to Womack, et al “Machine” book for spreading the word about TPS (#lean) pic.twitter.com/Pf4iCcHi
John Shook’s book “Kaizen Express” (in Japanese & English both) was on sale in the Toyota Museum shop (cc @leandotorg) pic.twitter.com/C9WInrpe
When Japanese company hits hard times, first action is big boss takes 40% pay cut. Then Directors, etc. LAST step is cut for workers (more)
When recovery comes, front line workers get pay restored first then big boss restored last. Polar opposite of US (lay off workers 1st)
From the Toyota visitor center: Animatronic Andon Cord Pull:http://youtu.be/ud1oIIDc5ds Demonstrates flagging problems so help can arrive - #lean
I’m very surprised that Japan doesn’t have the “Look Right” or “Look Left” curb markings like London does. I need to be careful!
It’s still true that Japanese public company CEOs can only earn 20x a frontline worker (this is unwritten rule). Small companies 10x ratio.
Me at the Toyota City visitor center. They really emphasize TPS in their exhibits, with detailed explanations - #lean pic.twitter.com/Vv5rIrxj
Even in Toyota City, displays (and the faces you see) emphasize that this is a very global company pic.twitter.com/6zd9LtiS
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About LeanBlog.org: Mark Graban is a consultant, author, and speaker in the “lean healthcare” methodology. Mark is author of the Shingo Award-winning book Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen. Learn more about Mark’s on-site and public workshops. He is also the Chief Improvement Officer for KaiNexus.
