tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post8674829358085620978..comments2023-08-03T11:16:11.202-04:00Comments on Got Boondoggle?: WORMPITMike Wroblewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-6913655941276661642009-10-21T17:07:51.997-04:002009-10-21T17:07:51.997-04:00Hey Jeff,
It was from one of our new directors at...Hey Jeff,<br /><br />It was from one of our new directors at Batesville but <br />I don't know where he got it from.<br /><br />MikeMike Wroblewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-76335114721464432712009-10-20T09:06:17.140-04:002009-10-20T09:06:17.140-04:00Mike,
I used the WORMPIT acronym 4 or 5 years ago...Mike,<br /><br />I used the WORMPIT acronym 4 or 5 years ago with a major truck manufacturer. We had posters, t-shirts, etc. Was curious where you heard of the acronym?Jeff Barthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025611468466534251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-15805041391546758002009-10-13T14:42:01.280-04:002009-10-13T14:42:01.280-04:00Our company added an additional letter to arrive a...Our company added an additional letter to arrive at TIM WOODY, where Y = Your unused ideas.the simpsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580839517999552082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-50466480072116060812009-10-12T16:49:57.970-04:002009-10-12T16:49:57.970-04:00I agree with the positive role worms contribute to...I agree with the positive role worms contribute to our environment. Perhaps we could view it that worms themselves are not waste but are drawn to the wastes. With a large number of worms present (ie wormpit), we will find plenty of waste.Mike Wroblewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-41332641988378140572009-09-05T20:44:08.740-04:002009-09-05T20:44:08.740-04:00Im with jon on this one. Worms recycle nutrients a...Im with jon on this one. Worms recycle nutrients and aerate the soil.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246905331565991443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-12562941016095147992009-08-31T14:14:51.331-04:002009-08-31T14:14:51.331-04:00You could think of a worm pit not as a place of de...You could think of a worm pit not as a place of death and decay but rather renewal, since works convert waste into energy and also into fertile soil, which leads to more growth. Waste is bad, wa orm pit is good!Jon Millerhttp://www.gembapantarei.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-10617057430996789522009-08-14T14:18:17.944-04:002009-08-14T14:18:17.944-04:00This is a new one for me. A very fitting acronym ...This is a new one for me. A very fitting acronym indeed.Kimhttp://root-cause-analysis.info/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-37066089480039481212009-08-14T09:32:56.050-04:002009-08-14T09:32:56.050-04:00Another one is UWITDMOP, as in "Hey, You Wit&...Another one is UWITDMOP, as in "Hey, You Wit' Da Mop":<br /><br />Unused Human Talent<br />Waiting<br />Inventory<br />Transportation<br />Defects<br />Motion<br />Overproduction<br />ProcessingMark Welchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-64974514187404822182009-08-14T07:35:40.670-04:002009-08-14T07:35:40.670-04:00Thanks Tim. I can now add DOWNTIME to my list of ...Thanks Tim. I can now add DOWNTIME to my list of new acronyms. I like it too. It does make me curious what other acronyms for the wastes are out there and other ways it is taught.Mike Wroblewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-1829946839668798112009-08-13T21:49:36.964-04:002009-08-13T21:49:36.964-04:00That is a good one Mike. I still like the acronym...That is a good one Mike. I still like the acronym for the eight wastes DOWNTIME.<br />Defects<br />Over production<br />Waiting<br />Non-utilized talent/resources<br />Transportation<br />Inventory<br />Motion<br />Excess Processing<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Tim McMahonhttp://www.leanjourneytruenorth.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com