Tag: Aviation

Employee Driven Improvement at Southwest

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Seconds count for Southwest | Dallas Morning NewsHere was a nice article from the Dallas paper a week ago about kaizen-type activities at Southwest...

Darn Big Pieces on the Darn Big Loader

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Big pieces of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner arrive | Seattle Times NewspaperThis is really Kevin Meyer's issue at Evolving Excellence, but I can't resist blogging...

Video: Boeing’s Moving Line

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Here's an interesting video showing Boeing's 737 line, moving at a takt time pace of 2 inches per minute. The referenced video has been removed...

Boeing’s Lean Bet

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Kevin Meyer at Evolving Excellence commented the other day on the Wall Street Journal article about Boeing's recent supply chain challenges. I'd like to...

Japan Airlines and "TPS"

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JAL boss puts job on the line | FT business | The Australian JAL is planning on using the Toyota Production System as part of...

The TSA & Explaining "Why"?

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Lean was on my brain traveling home yesterday. Mostly bad examples, but one thing jumped out at me, somewhat positive.I love the TPS...

The System Failed, 49 Killed

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USATODAY.com - Error in Comair crash fairly common As a frequent flyer, this almost makes me physically sick to think about the systemic problems, the...

More on Airport Near Misses

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I knew it when I first wrote about the latest "runway incursion" (near miss) at O'Hare. It seems too easy to pin the...

Lean Airports vs. Fat Airports

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WSJ.com - Airports Start to Feel the Sting Of Airline Cost-Cutting EffortsFat airports? No, I'm not talking about the fast food concessions you...

Error Proofing Runways

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USATODAY.com - Runway safety system has pilots seeing redThis counts as "everyday lean" if you fly a lot like I do. A...

Bad Visual Controls at Baggage Claim

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This is at the Terminal B baggage claim at DFW airport. There are three lights. And two signs. You tell me,...