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Incremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast

Devin Bodony and Uriel Eisenpodcasters.spotify.com
"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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Episodes

Episode 164. More Dopamine Hits Per Minute

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Way too much spindrift - Have you heard of kanban - Freezing breast milk is a stark example of overproduction - Linked processes is the ultimate, but is also hard - Is the perception of speed with batching just getting more hits of dopamine Please join our patreon! 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 ...

Jul 02, 202543 min

Episode 163. Sh**ty Lean

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fee...

Jun 25, 202546 min

Episode 162. Not generating defects is more important than finding defects

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Rationalize you're production - Process vs operations - Kanban - QC circles Please join our patreon! 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, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and...

Jun 18, 202535 min

Episode 161. A bad system will beat a good person every time

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fee...

Jun 11, 202549 min

Episode 160. If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Shingo Scientific Thinking Method - In house fabrication Vs purchased solution - Chain of Means and Ends - Process delays vs Lot delays - Single piece flow video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr67i5SdXiM Please join our patreon! 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, the Toyota Prod...

Jun 04, 202550 min

Episode 159. Don't let a good crisis go to waste

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fee...

May 28, 202556 min

Episode 158. Shigeo Shingo your Ops

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Shingo Production System Chapter 2 and 3 - Process Vs operations - Material traceability - Type X and type Y - Who, what, where, when, why of production Please join our patreon! 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, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to imp...

May 21, 202544 min

Episode 157. I heard you like shelves, so I put some shelves on your shelves

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fee...

May 14, 202548 min

Episode 156. The Ambiguous Cube

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - ROI and overall direction - Radical improvements - Operations and Porcesses - Material tracability and kanban Please join our patreon! 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, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! ...

May 07, 202539 min

Episode 155. Observation is the mother of improvement

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fee...

Apr 30, 202537 min

Episode 154. You can't fall out of bed if you sleep on the floor

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Focusing on upside instead of downside sensitivity - The failure mode of Kanban stockout - Fusion360 Airtable API - Prioritizing system efficiency over personal workload - CMM increasing throughput Please join our patreon! 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, the Toyota Production S...

Apr 23, 202544 min

Episode 153. Overproduction

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - What is Overproduction - How do we think about overproduction Please join our patreon! 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, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback!...

Apr 16, 202525 min

Episode 152. Tool Organization

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: -Random Tool Identifier Numbers -Predefined range storage issues -Requirements for using a random identifier system Please join our patreon! 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, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listeni...

Apr 09, 202537 min

Episode 151. Why Are We Here

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Why we started this podcast - How it's been - What has changed - Are we bringing value? Please join our patreon! 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, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note ...

Apr 04, 202523 min

Episode 150. The Job Shop Problem

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - The Travelling salesman and job shop problem - Human beings intuitive capacity for scheduling - Where we can make big gains Please join our patreon! 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, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks f...

Mar 27, 202534 min

Episode 149. Play is the highest form of research

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Second industrial revolution - Soviet vs Free market - Arda results - Mismatch betwen priorities and calendar Please join our patreon! 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, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! ...

Mar 19, 202540 min

Episode 148. The biggest room in the world

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fe...

Mar 13, 202536 min

Episode 147. Don't water your weeds

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fee...

Mar 05, 202545 min

Episode 146. Local Optima from Local Information

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - The pitfalls of pursuing global optima - The benefits of 90% planning 10% execution (and how we're not doing that now) - Process Spectrum - The challenges of getting AI to output good information - Optimization reducing flexibility Please join our patreon! 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 Manu...

Feb 26, 202538 min

Episode 145. The stuff we teach works only in organizations that have people in them

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fee...

Feb 19, 202545 min

Episode 144. Expediting is like a Narcotic

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Breaking Logjams in Knowledge Work https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/breaking-logjams-in-knowledge-work/ - POLCA Scheduling - Onsite challenges - In station quality for sales and R&D funnel Please join our patreon! 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, the Toyota Production Sys...

Feb 12, 202549 min

Episode 143. Products nobodony wants, products we don't need

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fe...

Feb 05, 202558 min

Episode 142. Data Entry Sux

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Organizing Arda's internal processes with Kanban - Accuracy in communication and documentation - Organizing with Pull without a consistent Takt 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, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our b...

Jan 29, 202539 min

Episode 141. Focus is not saying no to bad ideas, it's saying no to good ideas

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fee...

Jan 15, 202536 min

Episode 140. Small signs, the sign of a good time?

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Sushi restaurants should have small signs - Continuous improvement radiates out into the community - Minimizing WIP in software is so much more obviously worthwhile than in manufacturing - Feed forward at Costco 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, the Toyota...

Jan 08, 202554 min

Episode 139. It's important to remember that everything comes to an end

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fee...

Dec 18, 202439 min

Episode 138. Home Kitchen Kanban Fail

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Kanban in the home - Continuous improvement, and documentation are key - We need to get better at 3S'ing - The drill seed was awesome 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, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses....

Dec 11, 202433 min

Episode 137. Don't conflate stable with static

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fee...

Dec 04, 202428 min

Episode 136. Kanban fail, and what to do

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Kanban, channel splitting, and feed forward 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, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts ...

Nov 27, 202454 min

Episode 135. The point that we collect the cash

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all fee...

Nov 20, 202428 min
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