Comments on: excellence through simplicity http://blog.robbowley.net/2008/11/29/excellence-through-simplicity/ adventures in extreme programming Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:39:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Timbo http://blog.robbowley.net/2008/11/29/excellence-through-simplicity/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Timbo Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:53:06 +0000 http://blog.robbowley.net/?p=123#comment-80 Couldn't agree more mate. Human workflows are the most likely to change and the least likely to be 100% understood, mainly because they're currently being run by intelligent and adaptable human beings. Use computers for what theyre good for and just say no to workflow! Couldn’t agree more mate. Human workflows are the most likely to change and the least likely to be 100% understood, mainly because they’re currently being run by intelligent and adaptable human beings. Use computers for what theyre good for and just say no to workflow!

]]> By: Vasco Duarte http://blog.robbowley.net/2008/11/29/excellence-through-simplicity/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Vasco Duarte Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:10:17 +0000 http://blog.robbowley.net/?p=123#comment-78 You should really suggest that white board system with a bit of kanban to boot! I once saw a factory that by reducing automation and going to a manufacturing cell setup increased their throughput in assembly by 80%. Much simpler and much more focused on value added instead of "stupid" (as in "it does not adapt") automation. Remember that Toyota was one of the slowest companies to adopt automation in the manufacturing line. They were using what the other auto-makers ignored: <a href="http://softwaredevelopmenttoday.blogspot.com/2008/01/use-your-brain-not-tools-to-replace-it.html" rel="nofollow">their brain</a>! You should really suggest that white board system with a bit of kanban to boot!

I once saw a factory that by reducing automation and going to a manufacturing cell setup increased their throughput in assembly by 80%. Much simpler and much more focused on value added instead of “stupid” (as in “it does not adapt”) automation.

Remember that Toyota was one of the slowest companies to adopt automation in the manufacturing line. They were using what the other auto-makers ignored: their brain!

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