Lean or Sushi?? TAGS: 5S | ankimo | error-proofing | gemba | genchi cenbutsu | hanedashi | heijunka | hoisin | hokkigai | hoshin kanri | japan | kaikaku | kaizen | kanban | kani kamaboko | kazunoko | kim chee | koi | lean | lean blitz consulting | lean or sushi | mekajiki | mizusumashi | muda | muri | nagara | nama tako | nigiri | octopus | poka-yoke | quiz | saltwater carp | seiketsu | sumitomo | sushi | suzuki | tempura | unagi | yokoten Lean terms regularly applied in Japan don’t always get translated into English when the concepts are used in the United States. Reasons for this include lacking a concise literal translation …Continue reading →

Baltimore Orioles Decision-Making Flowchart TAGS: adam | andy mcphail | baltimore | billy ripken | billy rowell | blitz | boog powell | boston red sox | brooks robinson | bud selig | cal | decision | funny | ichiro | jones | ken singleton | lean | markakis | matrix | matt hobgood | new york yankees | operations | orioles | peter angelos | player to be named later | processes | ptbnl | rick dempsey | ripken | roberts | sports | suzuki | tom davis | wieters Someone on Twitter shared this (I wish I could remember who) but this is a humorous look at how decisions are made with the Baltimore Orioles front office. True or …Continue reading →