Part four of a ten-part series on the 2009 book The High-Velocity Edge by Steven Spear. This episode introduces the two pillars of the first capability: design systems to reveal problems. The first pillar is Taiichi Ohno's "kanban", or pull-based, philosophy on system design. The second pillar is Sakichi Toyoda's "jidoka", or self-regulation, philosophy to identify problems when they happen.

The High-Velocity Edge on Small Batches

• ☕️ Part One: Introduction
• ☕️ Part Two: The Four Capabilities at Alcoa
• ☕️ Part Three: The Four Capabilities in the nuclear reactor program
• ☕️ Part Four: Kanban & Jidoka  (👈🏻 you are here)
• ☕️ Part Five: Systems Thinking
• ☕️ Part Six: System Design & Operation
• ☕️ Part Seven: Problem-Solving
• ☕️ Part Eight: Knowledge Sharing
• ☕️ Part Nine: Reflections
• ☕️ Part Ten: Interview with Dr. Steven Spear

Links

• 📘 The High-Velocity Edge
• The Story of Sakichi Toyoda
• Biography of Taiichi Ohno
• Discovering Your Way to Greatness: How Finding and Fixing Faults is the Path to Perfection (talk)