Gemba kaizen
by Masaaki Imai · first published 2012
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on “Ask HN: What books do you wish your manager would read?” ↗I suggest to read Gemba Kaizen books. Yes, it is hard to understand first, but then you realize that Toyota Way is like 3D printer — add only what is needed right now, do it fast, be precise. So yes, you are right — Toyota Way is…
on “Whatever happened to Japanese laptops?” ↗There's an excellent book called Gemba Kaizen that's all about kaizen and the Toyota manufacturing process that inspired a lot of the thoughts in the post. Lots of interesting parallels between manufacturing and software development (e.g. "factory…
on “Catching Mistakes Earlier” ↗The anonymous coward, who silently downvoted me: read «Gemba Kaizen», please.
on “The Devastating Effect of Ad-Blockers for Guru3D.com” ↗In our latest article, we dive into the powerful methodologies of Gemba Kaizen, originally developed to revolutionize manufacturing, and explore how they can be applied to software engineering. From the Gemba Walk to Root Cause Analysis, discover practical techniques to boost your…