[Darkhamr]

Originally Posted by insite

we still push 6S hard, but mostly because our customer likes the appearance of frequent discrete cost-cutting initiatives. maybe it's our corporation's management style, but most lean / 6S events lack follow-through and don't produce results. sometimes the process owner injects himself into the process to try to sway results, too. frustrating. a lot of people at our company are starting to think of lean events / kaizan / VSM as a waste of a week with a birthday party
on friday. again, though, the customer loves it.

HAHA! My colleagues are huddled around me and we are crying from laughing so hard at this!!! BTW what kind of cake do you use? We had to cut costs back to McCain's frozen ones.

Originally Posted by insite

i think sometimes american management corrupts the spirit of the japanese ideas.

Do you think? LOL
Can I nominate you for understatement of the year?