Comments on: What is Kaizen?

By: Fashion-Incubator

Fashion-Incubator — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:00:31 +0000

The crisis of Kaizen

Continuing from yesterday, in this post I’ll detail the time and costs of the Kaizen activity pertaining to style 21117. In addition, while everyone desperately wants increases in productivity, you have got to anticipate the potential crisis that a dra…

By: Fashion-Incubator

Fashion-Incubator — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 23:42:19 +0000

PN numbers

This post is about PN numbers -another layer of complexity in pattern room management and I hope I can explain this well. PN stands for Pattern Number so when we say PN numbers -and we usually do- we’re being redundant….

By: Fashion-Incubator

Fashion-Incubator — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:57:47 +0000

How blocks work

In the event you’re just now joining us and don’t know what the block concept means, this brief entry is intended as a visual illustration for the glossary. As ever, if you’re serious about learning this stuff and don’t know…

By: Fashion-Incubator

Fashion-Incubator — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:52:29 +0000

How blocks work

By: Fashion-Incubator

Fashion-Incubator — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:09:18 +0000

How blocks work

By: Fashion-Incubator

Fashion-Incubator — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 19:37:14 +0000

A cutter’s must pt 2

In the first post of this series, I defined a cutter’s must, explained its utility and had posted a very basic cutter’s must for style 21117 so go back and review that posting if you have no idea what I’m…

By: Debbie Soles

Debbie Soles — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 09:45:45 +0000

I certainly hope someone forwards this article to Lisa Shanley at Wild Ginger!!!LOL

By: Georgina

Georgina — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17:43:34 +0000

Wow, I’d love to buy one of those styles now. Is the company still in business?

By: Chuck Yorke

Chuck Yorke — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:42:19 +0000

This article demonstates the importance of kaizen in all areas, design as well as manufacture, delivery, etc. I have a friend who has used kaizen in a sewing business and has found many improvements both during kaizen ‘events’ and though ongoing improvements by the operators.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 02:10:13 +0000

Whoa – I happened upon this entry today, and it was particularly poignant for me, since I recently read a great book about the Kaizen philosophy, which is really how I have been trying to live for some time now.

I was writing on a similar subject in my own blog today — no matter how hard I try, I cannot accelerate my learning curve, so I must just be happy to move closer to what I am trying to achieve each day. Perhaps the joy is in the journey…

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