Impressions of the RNC

RNC?  If you do not know what that stands for, LEAVE THE COUNTRY!  You would have to live under a rock to not know by now that RNC stands for Republican National Convention - it's the party where Republicans decide who they want to run against the President.  You know - 3 months - Election - ring a bell?

Boy, ignorance really get's my goat. I can't believe how many people have no clue what is going on at present in their own country. But they are all talking about who they're going to vote for. REALLY?  What criteria are you using to make this decision?  Beaves & Butthead?

GET A CLUE PEOPLE!


Sorry, had to vent - too much ignorance is bad for my health.

What do You do for a living?

I often struggle with an answer to this question. I do not find it easy to explain what I do. I am a facilitator and instructor for Lean Manufacturing.  What? Is that manufacturing for skinny people? Well, no.
Lean refers to many activities that are designed to decrease Lead Time, the time it takes from order placement to order fulfillment. In order to decrease that time, waste inherent to a process has to be identified and eliminated, or at least decreased. There is a lot of waste in just about any process! Too much inventory, excessive inspection, unnecessary washing processes, unclear transportation routes, unnecessary handling, those are all examples of waste. They may be necessary in the current process; Lean practitioners try to find ways to eliminate these wastes and create leaner future processes.
It is very interesting work. No two processes are ever identical, and my job is never boring.