Incremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast (Devin Bodony and Uriel Eisen)

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each.

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In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses.

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Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci 

This week Devin and Uriel have a wide ranging discussion about a range of topics that relate to lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System, and continuous improvement. Some of the topics include: 

- Balancing equipment utilization vs operator utilization vs overall shop throughput. 

- Profit sharing and exploring other ways of putting money where your mouth is to share success with employees. 

- How to think about revenue goals. Is it based on equipment, or is it better to think about employees as a profit center that gets multiplied based on the equipment or process they're utilizing. 

- Information flow in a company as it relates to production leveling and scheduling. 

- Safety stock and how to evaluate if it's needed. Fixing problems / making improvements vs actually getting work done. How do we keep work moving while still capturing issues to be resolved later. 

- Part orientation as they move through production. We spend a lot of time orienting parts. 

- Prototyping aimed at learning. 

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If you need CNC'ed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing]

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: - Responsibilities and prioritization rubric - Reorganized the oven batches - PAPR and shop safety - Printing out bin tags for tool org - Sand blaster optimization - More racking for the oven 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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: -Cam Templates -U shaped cells -Kanban updated -Job completion SOP -Rotate tool setup -Laminated cards at the CNC for setup notes -New tool tags 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss - Problem solving methods. Really identify the problem before proposing a solution - A3 Method. What is it, and how do you use it - PDCA Loops for organizational learning - The costs of wasted motion in a shop - Overnight runs, and how they can alter your workflow 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.com/incrementalci

In this episode Uriel and Devin talk about how continuous improvement has given us the space to step back and think about overarching strategy.

We apologize about the sound in this episode. We will hopefully improve continuously ;)  

We discuss an ROI calculator we built and discover how much the spreadsheet model misses yet still how usefull it is. We plug a few improvments into this model and discuss what it shows. Do you want to access this continuous improvment ROI calculator. Why is continuous improvment not tought in schools? A big caviate to this is that you need product market fit.  

How to shave non-value-add activity from job shops. The lowest hanging fruit might not be on the production floor but might be more in managment. While disorganized unimproved processes feel 85% unique and one-off while it is typically 15% or less that is novel to a new job.  

We go over the 8 lean wastes that Toyota identified for their business and also discuss what other companies might identify for their top wastes. We are not all Toyota, so maybe we should think hard about our top wastes.   How do you build a culture of continuous improvment? We cant just demand that people get enthusiastic about continuous improvment and the importance of bottom up lean instead of telling people how to do their jobs.  

Devin gives us a rundown of a new low-tech job managment tool he's been implementing and how that's all going. This leads to a discussion arourd how to build information managment tools that inherently highlight where atention is needed. We touch on lean information managment and the concept of JIT (Just In Time) information. Information should be delivered in the amount needed when needed. No extra information.

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 twin rolling whiteboards - Installed the probe halo - Explored ID clamping - Using centerline text speeds up engraving - 3Sing when I get in the shop - digital assets? - CF PETG for automation - Sewing area rework 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

This week Devin and Uriel talk through some listener questions, talk production leveling, how to prioritize tasks, and what happens when linked processes fail.

Standardized tooling and redundant tooling can be an essential part of gaining efficiency. It is interesting to think about what can be standardized but also how to standardize deviation from standard... Is that possible? Kanban can be a very useful tool for making sure that tools stay in stock. As buffers get reduced, downtime becomes more immediately problematic so it needs to be addressed.  

What's the best way to get started in lean and what are some favorite cheap and quick improvements.  

Developing in house vs buying off the shelf or hiring out custom machines. Toyota talks about building in house costing 1/3-1/5 the cost of buying. What are they talking about?  

Figuring out what to do next minute by minute in the shop is very tricky. It is hard to build systems that surface what should be done in what order but if we just write out a schedule ahead of time, than it will be rigid and will not respond to fluctuations in the market.  

What happens when things fail in a system of linked processes with minimal buffers, it becomes immediately apparent that there was a problem. Adding inventory buffers between processes can alleviates this issue, but bakes in a lot of waste.   

Devin and Uriel discuss some improvements that they made during the week with some interesting conversations around what issues were noticed that led to the improvements.

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: -Creating second sewing fixture -Update second speedio with new probing routines -Added tumbler log to avoid fishing around for parts -Made a setup template for lathe -Project with Eddy optimize for learning -Updated tool paths - Researched Coda -Cleaning as inspection -Wrote a note about mixing cup max fill (the answer should be where the question is) 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNC'ed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Some of the improvements include: - Got a whiteboard for the morning meeting - Printed tool tags - Washdown improvements - Added some labels - Barcodes for mixing paint - V1 of tumbler dump mechanism 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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

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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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg

If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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: - Adding default names for CAM templates - Light switches and home automation - Color coding stickers for order groupes - Robotic paint updates - Melded Fusion templates - A matere todo list - Saw infeed fix 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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: - Finding machine status screen in the CNC control - Machine washdown - COG's calculations - Marking areas with tape - Lathe chuck jaw caddies - New tool tags with magnets in them 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this episode Uriel and Devin talk about reducing lean concepts to practice. They discuss the various improvments they've made this past week. 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNC'ed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow on Instagram at www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturingCI has a

In this episode Uriel and Devin explain the difference between push, pull, and flow manufacturing. This is a key aspect of the Toyota Production System and lean and is a big focus and goal of much of our improvement activities. Other topics in this episode: - Workholding standardization and how to hold op 2 - Going away for a few days highlighted some room for improvement on internal communication, documentation, and business management - Reducing batch size during the day but still allowing for large overnight runs - Overproduction. Why is making the thing you sell bad if it exceeds the immediate demand of the next station? - Tool management and how to handle exceptions to standard tooling. - Workplace safety. This is a central topic in many books in TPS. It is key to take care of employees so they can focus on improving the business. 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNC'ed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Thinking about converting sequential precesses to parallel processes - Seeing negative space - Focusing on eliminating Movement and Waste primarily - All improvements are good. But you need to be aware of your time horizon for ROI - SMED is important because it allows you to produce things in the order in which they're needed - A3 reports 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.com/incrementalci

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvments they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Some of the improvements include: - WIP board -Paperless Parts (semi-automated quoting) -Tool tags -Extending run times and overnight production -New tools -Kanban on production fixtures -Thread mills to reduce cycle time 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Buffer and pull - Visual controls for the win - System 2 VS system 1 thinking is the goal of lean maybe? - Pull is more upfront work but push is always a lot of work 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - PDCA - Morning 3S'ing - Price for volume - Crisis motivation - Standard stock sizes vs non standard - Block scheduling 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Information inventory. Look for it to find your bottlenecks - Austere Doubled their throughput! - Production levelling is key when using Kanban - Kanban for paint, and how to keep the mill running - Small things are big when they Compound - Employee satisfaction and retention. The things that matter to bring on an employee are different than retention - Reducing production time. Most metal cutting processing are only in cut 1.5% of the time they're on the production floor 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.com/incrementalci

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: - 20 yard dumpster for chips - Beter 3D printed plastics - New tools for the CNC - Small garbage cans - Ziptie pedals - Moving white boards 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNC'ed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Is training an improvement? - How to update Kanban quantities as a built in mechanism - Achieving flow, reducing batch sizes, and synchronizing processes 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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! 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Flexible labor and cross training - Ineffective or unreliable - Moving the machines to optimize for people flow - Kamishibai boards - how to keep them simple - MIT library was very cool to see 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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: - Standardized machines with added 4th axis and tool probe - 3D printing files on Arda Cards - Sorting jobs by due date in AirTable - Edited email template for Arda sales followup - Purchasing work station - Bambu default for STLs - Launching new colorway 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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: - Updated R450 Probing - Updated Fusion folders - Assembly and sewing jigs - Handing off G Code macro edits - VIse blow out to eliminate defects 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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: - Moved meeting area away from machine - Made a desk space by the 3d printer to work on buckles - Added a banister - Clearing production areas - Trying to reduce dust tracked in - Proved our new programs for 1" Cam 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNC'ed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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 material qty needed to the work order slips - Redesigned Arda cards with a much larger image for quicker recognition - Added a space reserve slip for jobs that need an op2 - Redesigned the assembly station and started building out some tests - Got machines networked and hooked up to Chatter https://chatter.dev - Started building out internal kanban tools in Arda - Updated standard colors in google sheets 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss WIP Boards, making sure you're effective in implementing new projects Other topics discussed include - What it means when we say a process requires "feel" - Experiments with Kanban quantities - The voice of the customer into the production environment - What are the real effects of Excess capacity in a production environment - Robots, are they actually cool? - How do we tackle the ever changing labor landscape as production pace increases 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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/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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - How to deal with shifts in the business - What should we improve and when? - Successful launch but at what cost? 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvments they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Some of the improvements include: - Pneumatic Assembly Jigs - Generic Setup Point and Call - Air system optimization - Forklift purchase - Multi tooth threadmill testing - New trunnion design to reduce setups - Tool life monitoring 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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 indicator lights to the M300 - Cord pouch - Airtable view for work orders that require a vendor response - Using Ai to map value chains which gives us control while keeping the feedback of kanban - Through spindle coolant for the Mill - Broken probe tip - Full 5 axis 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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 more tool pockets to the storage rack - Moved tool setup station to the side of the bench for better access - Ordered duplicate printers - Turned lights 90 degrees - Arda cards all over - Production tooling - Lighting on shelves 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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: - A3 Problem solving white boards - Chip management and coolant tray - Shelf for storing paint and information - Vacuum filter orientation marks - Updated the gripper 3D printing file - Part loading vs pallet loading 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

Shoutout to Lean Built and Lean Made Simple podcasts for inspirations on this weeks' episode!

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: - Shipping labels with part numbers - Paint oven trays - Signage on scrap bins - Timers for each batch in one oven - Changes to job board 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvments they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Some of the improvements include: - CAM templates for standardized workholding - Uriel went on vacation and everything kept working! - Loft expansion, more sqft - Color coding mismatched oven controls - Endmill flat grinding SOP - Reinforcing Trunnion joint 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss flow, job boards / job management, and a day of cascading production issues Other topics discussed: - Flow vs. pull analogy 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturingCI has a

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Operation sensitive, process blind. Thanks Wiley at Bike Friday - Automation is nice but building your team comes first - ERP and Coda - Getting more products done and not just to 90% 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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

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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!

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In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Delaying Decisions - A3 - The balance of careful planning vs. trying this to test - Minimizing cost of flow - Treating entire shop as a cell, or each machine as a cell? 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.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 feedback!

If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg

If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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 certificate of conformance to packing slip - updated default shipping info - Got coarser saw blades for large material - Added unit prices to Arda so they come thorugh in the orders - Added a non material ordering view in AirTable to filter for workorders - New photo area - New machine 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNC'ed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss the issues of cost accounting, TOC, bottlenecks, and weather to build custom solutions in house. Other topics discussed include - Production issues
- Problem solving and R&D
- Keeping money in the organization 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturingCI has a

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. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvments they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Some of the improvements include: - Flip up clamp for longer straps at Austere MFG - Updated Work Order slips to highlight need for material certs and inspection reports - Pull tester for load rating verification - Successful use of G54.2 probing and code output - Kanban 3D printed production tooling - All shop lighting on one switch 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

We're doing a poll. Please write us and tell us what you do for a living! To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Build systems to solve a problem rather than trying to solve the problem. - Optimize for learning - Visibility of processes and priorities in the shop - Tool management 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential
Some of the improvements include:
- Sewing Jig Rev 2
- Subscription services to schedule maintainance
- Sewing machine programming software
- Octance workholding T slot covers
- In house made softjaws
- Dedicated QC trays at machine stations
- Rinse buckets at machine stations
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 feedback!
If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

This week Devin and Uriel discuss some improvements from around the shop with some discussion of what issues came up that led to the improvements as well as some of the thinking behind the improvements implemented.   

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 feedback!  

If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg   

If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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, 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - SMED. Single Minute Exchange of Dies - Fundamental principles of SMED, assessing your processes - Internal vs. External Setup processes. Distinguishing and converting - Some examples of transitioning internal to external setup in our own businesses 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.com/incrementalci

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: -Scheduling package pickup -Post processor huge win (no hand editing) -Keyboard drawer -3D printed automation tools -Fixed a slow leak in bike tire

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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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg

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In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Growing Pains - Group theory for job shop lean - Problem solving as double loop feedback - TOC for guiding people vs TPS for building people - Empirical evidence of batch delays due to spatial separation - Mass transit vs uber/taxi as an example of local vs global optimums Episode Quote: Everyone forgets Icerus also flew. I believe that Icerus was not failing as he fell, but just coming to the end of his triumph 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.com/incrementalci

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: - Fusion CAM templates - Progress on the robot - Quality manual - Tool management system continued - Auto screw feeder - Maker Pipe - new tumbling station and degrease station 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Tooling system and knock-on effects - Kanban systems - Automation need checks 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Is improving everything all the time a good aproach? - How do we establish target conditions? - Offshoring is just making waste cheaper - Production leveling 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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: -Built stairs -Improved clamping for 1in CB Cams -Integrated new jaw inserts -finalized new tooth cutter -Manual passthrough for end of program edits 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

This week we talk about:  

- Listener question - we discuss how we've been improving the podcast process inline with Lean concepts 

- Single loop vs Double loop learning and building a learning organization 

- How to think through standardizing setups and workholding to account for a wide variety of work scenarios. 

- An update on approaching an assembly station redesign and shifting the focus from designing the station to designing experiments for quick and cheap learning. 

- Devin and Uriel then go over some of their improvements from the past week.

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - The systems that we've built would have been invisible to us - ERP's are hyperbolic as they try to deliver a perfect plan - Disruptions are brutal - A week of improving non-value-add processes - Reducing noise 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - TIme boxing - WIP board - Internal vs external venders - Welcome to the rant corner 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvments they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Some of the improvements include: - Assembly jig issues and modifications - Job tracking changes to address missed shipments - Sewing Jig feedback - Finished our new tool tag implementation - New drop off routine for automated part unloading - Finished trunnion table machining - Austere bought a Freddy! 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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 feedback!

If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg

If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Kanban database - Tool org - Burnout - Time / money managment 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: -The importance of having an overall vision for the direction of the company and of various processes. -Rationalizing your production as it relates to defect rate, and inventory -Takt time vs cycle time Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCIAnd 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.com/incrementalci

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Problem solving - A3 and where you should spend time planning - QR codes were invented by Denso - Process decay when missing target conditions 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! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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: - Workholding SOPs - Handing off program proveouts - Lightburn - New tooling - Pop filter for the podcast - Hot knife station mod - Magnifier lamp at mill - Morning meeting template - Podcast template improvements - Organizing the production floor 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNC'ed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss Timing, the importance of clear definitions of your problems, and lead times. Other topics discussed include - Throughput Accounting - Lead times as they relate to Cash Flow Management - Single piece flow failures in the wider world - Ideas for creating good Quality Assurance and Quality Control systems in a growing shop 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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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 paper towel holder to bandsaw - Updated generic Lathe CAM Template to automatically size softjaw pocket based on stock diameter - Updated generic Mill CAM template to use G54.2 probing - Started program hand off checklist and log for common issues - Updated generic lathe cam template with op 2 origins that auto position - Adjusted positions of workstations at S700 machines to minimize reaching - We hired someone! - Added two different labels to items in our SOP's tab to break out generic setup items, and checklist/templates to mitigate searching - Updated layout on our job board to better reflect our workflow - Designed and test printed updated tool tag - Corum came up with a better way to search for restart within a program - Added magnetic paper towel holders to each machine - Updated mill setup checklist template for better readability and reduced typing - Updated some descriptions to address the most common questions we get. (Andrew at Henry Holsters mentioned it) - Glove box holder - The point of TPS is the complete elimination of waste - Shigeo Shingo - A lot of improving a new product - Robot emailing - Hired out CAD 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvments they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Some of the improvements include: - Fume Hood on gasout oven - Extended spring magazine for assembly fixture - Parts counter on sewing machine - 3D printed laser engraving fixture - Color coded job due dates - Increased redundancy for Job work order communications 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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: - Make the right way the easiest way! - Put your phone in a time out - First program run on a machine that was programed by not Devin - New computer - New automation loading scheme - New flip method on the automation 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss flow, theory of constrains, and how to handle when human labor is your bottleneck. Other topics discussed: - Kanban in a jobshop - Stats on uptime on the CNCs - How to subordinate to a labor bottleneck 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturingCI has a

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Stoplight vs roundabout. Real world command and control vs pull - Critical chain in a machine shop - Eating our own cooking - Go to the gemba - Super fast changeovers 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvments they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Some of the improvements include: -Fast and cheap improvements are often better than expensive shiny things -Trimmed trees in the bike path -Tool cady for non-standard tools -Updated universal gripper macros -Signed a lease for a new space -Documenting best practices for releasing new products 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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 forwarding links 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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 feedback!

If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg

If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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 implemented a new french-cleat tool rack - Made Multiple setup carts - Production dashboard in Arda helps map value chain - PFEP mode in Arda 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss:

- Local Optimum vs Global optimum vs improving at the constraint, a la Theory Of Constraints - Organizational routines for improvement, not quantitative targets. Toyota kata, forward, page ix - Continuous improvment is, at minimum a way to reduce process backsliding - Managing for process vs outcomes 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.com/incrementalci

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Start small, no perfection - Flow VS push - Lean for small business 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Surge capacity in a growing business - Kanban loop sizing - Information batching - Increase your inventory - Rely on pull for the shop floor 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

Uriel and Devin give some brief background on their businesses and then jump right into some process improvements in the shop! 

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: -Updated generic 3d printed gripper tray with a center hole for hold down and a cutout that says Y + with an arrow - Moved over updated tool break program to High Torque machine - Updated single op generic gripper program with improved dump routine - Made a macro program that does an index offset and back bore operation - Added tool break detect to a repeat gripper program - Piece of tape for paint booth filter support orientation - Moving shipping area for better flow and less movement - Eliminated shipping area - Labeled laser cord - Mag strip for misc tools… is this good? - Added quick reply to our website chat. - Modeled new mitee bite inserts to make it quicker to design new fixtures - Downloaded logitech mouse software and started playing with the buttons - customization for efficiency but how does this work with being locked into one way of working? 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - IMTS - Automation and Robots - Distinguish comprehension from managing/controling - Arda is indeed a product you can get. 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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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: - Using soft jaws as a fixture -Ran air to our rod parter - New method for creating SOPs - New book keeping email group to streamline data transfer - Maintaining a customer focus is key. It seems easy but it is not. 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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: - E-tape to differentiate urgency - Organizing cables - New computer - Writing a white paper for pull vs push - Arda in the tool cabinet - Tray for moving parts up and down the stairs - Kamishibai board 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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 businesses.

Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback!

If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg

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To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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

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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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg

If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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: - Manual Passthrough CNC Code - Updated sewing jig - Changed to Shrink Fit on another cutter - Moved the workstation at the R450 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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/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 you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

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 a new workstation with drawers to shipping station - Added a dedicated label printer to my desk for printing work order slips - Added a rolling workbench to get our inspection tools off of our granite surface plate - Rotated machine workstations for better viewing of workstation computers and trays - Keyboard text replacement on my phone - Pin cutting shoot - Branding - non linear projects are hard - Wisdom tooth extraction the office desperately needs improvement 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvments they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Some of the improvements include: - Custom height gauge stylus - Sharpie and caliper holder - Flip station parts - New 3D printed gripper fingers that don't require post processing - New 3D printer! - Improved improvement board! 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin talk about Processes Vs Operations. This concept, while a bit confusing, is really foundational to all of the Toyota Production System, Six Sigma, and Lean manufacturing ideas. Other topics discussed: - Single source of truth - Putting the answer where the questions is - Tool management 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturingCI has a

In this episode Uriel and Devin talk about how to focus improvement efforts. This goes a beyond TPS and lean and gets into Critical Chain Theory (TOC). Other topics in this episode: - Production leveling across people and processes not just total load. - Block manufacturing as described by Shigeo Shingo. Books Mentioned: Beyond the Goal: Eliyahu Goldratt 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNC'ed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing To reach out to the podcast directly please email fixsomethingtoday@gmail.com

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvments they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Some of the improvements include: - Adding paint racks and shelving - Reprogrammed cams to eliminate defects - Moved paint scale - Lebeled webbing racks - Added a second pneumatic vise to smooth workflow - Upgraded machine valve mounting plate - Bought four more Schunk KSC manual vises to standardize programming and workholding - Moved toolsetter on R450 - Lichen Precision Started nogiating a lease on a new space 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 feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing