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Happy 10th Birthday, AllAboutLean.com

Christoph Roser — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:00:59 +0000

It has been ten years since I started this blog. When I first posted on September 1, 2013, I never though that it would go on this long. But it has. Now there are 525 blog posts (or 663 if you include the Chinese and German translations) and a total of 765 000 words with ... Read more

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KUKA FAMULUS Turns 50—The First Modern Industrial Robot

Christoph Roser — Tue, 16 May 2023 11:00:45 +0000

Fifty years ago, the FAMULUS industrial robot was introduced by the German machine tool maker KUKA. This articulate-arm kinematics industrial robot with six axes was the first of many modern industrial robots. This design is nowadays still the most common type of industrial robot. Pre-industrial Robots The idea of machines doing manual labor is quite ... Read more

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SMED 2.0—A Changeover for the Changeover

Christoph Roser — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:00:48 +0000

Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) to reduce and shorten changeover times is one of the best-known methods in lean manufacturing. However, the original steps as shown by Shingo have, in my view, potential for improvement. Hence, I restructured the changeover workshop based on my experience with SMED to make it easier and more straightforward. ... Read more

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Making the Problem go Away Is NOT Improvement

Christoph Roser — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:00:34 +0000

Managing problems is an important part of manufacturing because it allows companies to identify and address issues that can impact product quality, production efficiency, and overall profitability. However, it is not to be confused with actual improvement. While taking care of the problem (hopefully) makes the problem go away, actual kaizen requires that the problem ... Read more

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Akio Toyoda Steps Down as Toyota CEO

Christoph Roser — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:00:26 +0000

Somewhat surprising to industry insiders, the CEO of Toyota Motor, Akio Toyoda, announced on January 26 his resignation, and he will step down as CEO on April 1, 2023, to become the chairman of the board. Hence, I will have a look at his impact on Toyota. However, just to be warned, if you expect ... Read more

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The Impact of ChatGPT on the Future of Work

Christoph Roser — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:00:11 +0000

You may have heard of ChatGPT, the latest buzz in artificial intelligence. ChatGPT is a chatbot by OpenAI that can answer your questions and hold a conversation. And, it is very good at this. It can handle almost anything connected with text. This tool (and the many others that are likely to follow) has the ... Read more

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250 Years of the Cromford Cotton Mill – Start of the Industrial Revolution

Christoph Roser — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:00:54 +0000

The Industrial Revolution is arguably the most significant change in manufacturing history. Since it was a gradual process over almost a century, the exact start and end dates are hard to pin down. However, for me one of the key dates is the start of the first cotton mill in Britain, the Cromford Cotton Mill ... Read more

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Happy 9th Birthday, AllAboutLean.com

Christoph Roser — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:00:40 +0000

Yet another year has passed. AllAboutLean.com is now nine years old! I never though I would keep it up for so long, but your support and encouragement for my writing keeps me motivated. Many thanks! I am looking forward to writing many more years on the topic of lean. I also have more books planned ... Read more

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