Incremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast

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"Incremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast" is a weekly show where business owners share their journey implementing continuous improvement. Explore Lean Mfg, TPS, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, JIT, Kanban, and more. Gain inspiration, practical advice and join the hosts on their journey of discovery and learning. Experience the benefits of continuous improvement and lean transformation for your business.

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Episode 106. Buckets vs. Barcodes

Apr 24 2024 52 mins  
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improvements include: - Getting started with Kanban in 10 steps https://www.arda.cards/getting-started-with-order-cards-in-10-steps-118 - Updated tool break detect to avoid a colision - Self serve for Arda is fully funcional - Made and implemen

Episode 105. All the nice bits in the right place

Apr 17 2024 55 mins  
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - The more you standardize and remove touch points, edge cases become major vectors for defects - All processes have variability. The corollary being that all processes benefit from standardization, there are none that can't be boiled down to core standards - Eat your own dog food - Automated 80% of creating new forward

Episode 102. Continuous improvement is not about the things you do well

Apr 10 2024 35 mins  
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improvements include: - Added Fusion tool library Artable integration with Avi - Flow chart for shop task priorities - Ordered anodizing supplies - Moving condiments bar at a burger buffet - Added desk to shipping station - Arda for liquors in

Episode 101. General Chaos

Apr 03 2024 34 mins  
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - The 9th lean waste - Reducing chaos in the company - Defining lanes in the shop - Ran out of saw blades Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, t

Episode 100. The most effective way to improve productivity is to eliminate work

Mar 27 2024 31 mins  
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improvements include: - Added record update time field on air table - Cam template updates - Computer file 3S - Used a box to make a table at the saw - Test shop cart - New email template for onboarding wholesale accounts Please join our patreo

Episode 99. Leverage is your friend

Mar 20 2024 38 mins  
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - The challenge of testing parts of systems without overhauling the entire system is really big - High leverage activities in your busines - Your time can be worth thousands of dollars doing the right activities. How do you do those more? Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram a

Episode 98. One Bite At A Time

Mar 06 2024 45 mins  
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improvements include: - Propagated new work-order slips to the shop floor that tie back to airtable - Adding functionality to the new Airtable database - Bulk printing in Arda - Color coding - Fixing logos - Added QR code generation to the SOP

Episode 97. Our Visual Cortex is Badass

Feb 28 2024 47 mins  
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Visual controls and getting back to data is so important - Firefighting is bad - Little improvements don't add up... they compound - Do you need to earn using a computer? Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incre

Episode 96. Improvement usually means doing something that we have never done before

Feb 21 2024 41 mins  
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improvements include: - Implemented QR codes on Kanban from Airtable -Lots of updates to Kanbunny.com -New method for racking to eliminate plugging threaded holes - Basic workflow for keeping Airtable and physical tooling storage synced Please

Episode 95. The lean echochamber

Feb 14 2024 48 mins  
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Doing quick tests of new ideas - The need for trust to get people to build low fidelity prototypes - Start systemizing early to avoid huge lifts later - Go and see job mix Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incremen