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Military Leadership and Disobedience

Christoph Roser — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:00:48 +0000

In a recent LinkedIn discussion, there was a disagreement on leadership favoring a much more authoritarian leadership style and stating “A general who asks his soldiers if they will fight, he is not yet ready for war.” I disagree with this view, both for military and especially for manufacturing. Yet, this discussion inspired me to ... Read more

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Cardboard Engineering – Alternatives

Christoph Roser — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:00:39 +0000

Cardboard Engineering is a quick way to try out different configurations in reality. As the name says, this is done using cardboard. However, there are a few alternatives. Let me show you a portfolio of different ways to make cardboard models with (not only) cardboard, from ultra-cheap to very fancy. Please note that the fancier ... Read more

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Cardboard Engineering – Workshop

Christoph Roser — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:00:22 +0000

In my last post I talked about what you need for Cardboard Engineering. In this post I will show you how to do a Cardboard Engineering workshop. Spoiler: Keep in mind that the goal is not to just put something together but to try out different options (and I will repeat this a few times in ... Read more

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Cardboard Engineering – Preparation

Christoph Roser — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:00:20 +0000

Cardboard Engineering (CBE, sometimes also Cardboard Modeling) is in general the building of models from cardboard. These models are usually quick and inexpensive to build, but often not very durable. In lean manufacturing, these cardboard models are often workstations or entire assembly lines to test different concepts before building the whole thing in more expensive ... Read more

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Hoshin Kanri and the Kanri Noryoku Program: Rejuvenating Toyota

Christoph Roser — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:00:23 +0000

In my previous posts I explained how Hoshin Kanri works. This post looks at how Toyota embeds Hoshin Kanri as part of their overall management structure. Toyota started this in 1979 when director Masao Nemoto started the Kanri Noryoku Program (管理能力プログラム), usually shortened to KanPro. Linguistics The term Hoshin Kanri comes from Japanese. It is written ... Read more

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Hoshin Kanri – Part 4: The X-Matrix?

Christoph Roser — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:00:21 +0000

When googling Hoshin Kanri, you will sooner or later come across an X-Matrix. It is a visually very impressive tool, but I am in serious doubt about its usefulness. It focuses on the creation of the Hoshin items, but to me this approach is overkill, and – even worse – may distract the user from ... Read more

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Hoshin Kanri – Part 3: Hierarchical Hoshins

Christoph Roser — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:00:17 +0000

Hoshin Kanri can be used individually, but its full potential is shown across the levels of corporate hierarchy. The goals of a Hoshin Kanri should be derived from the Hoshin Kanri of the next-level hierarchy above. This post is part of a larger series on Hoshin Kanri. Let’s look at the hierarchy structure: The Top-Level ... Read more

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Hoshin Kanri – Part 2: PDCA

Christoph Roser — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 11:00:48 +0000

In my first post on Hoshin Kanri I explained the details of making the list for the Hoshin. This now has to be combined with a PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act). The rigor of PDCA gives value and life to what would otherwise be a simple action list. Let me show you: PDCA PDCA is ... Read more

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