tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post7965908390355167486..comments2023-08-03T11:16:11.202-04:00Comments on Got Boondoggle?: Managing MuraMike Wroblewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-75768190423474178882012-03-22T09:56:38.583-04:002012-03-22T09:56:38.583-04:00It's like in "Dinner for One": "...It's like in "Dinner for One": "The same procedure as every year, James!"<br /><br />Have experienced something similar. A company run a special sale from October to December where you could get a TV, a PS3 or something similar as Bonus. After some years, August and September were always very bad month because customers waited till October!Tommyhttp://www.arashi-innovation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-36332213797222879782010-12-30T09:51:50.731-05:002010-12-30T09:51:50.731-05:00Great post.People manage the measures and this oft...Great post.People manage the measures and this often creates behaviours we don't want.Reminds me of a general manager I knew who once measured a production manager on Uptime alone. he then got 6 months overproduction (in 1 week) of a simple running product which consumed raw material destined for other products. A few weeks later the customer changed the design so the whole lot was scrap - but the accountant classed it as an asset so it wasn't physically scrapped for 2 years. Duh!leanpalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543934830858419854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-14123436049195271882010-12-22T13:25:40.291-05:002010-12-22T13:25:40.291-05:00Hi Business 101,
I agree that they are linked and...Hi Business 101,<br /><br />I agree that they are linked and I hope that we can expand our lean thinking to include Mura and Muri more often. It will also mean that we expand our lean thinking beyond the shop floor and include sales and marketing. What a great Christmas present that would be for a lean company!Mike Wroblewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-25233606592496168142010-12-22T13:21:07.689-05:002010-12-22T13:21:07.689-05:00Hi Brian,
Black Friday is another great example. ...Hi Brian,<br />Black Friday is another great example. The whole commercialization of Christmas is mura. The media plays right into this marketing plan to keep building this hype and the consumer herd follows. If customers don't need it we will market it so that they think they do. What a cycle.Mike Wroblewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-72436497498424935192010-12-22T13:17:03.054-05:002010-12-22T13:17:03.054-05:00Hi Mark,
It is crazy that some companies operate ...Hi Mark,<br /><br />It is crazy that some companies operate this way and even crazier to accept it. Merry Christmas to you, too!Mike Wroblewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-62219863434125014672010-12-21T13:02:03.173-05:002010-12-21T13:02:03.173-05:00Amazing that Mura and Muri is not talked about mor...Amazing that Mura and Muri is not talked about more. Often, they are the root cause for Muda. <br /><br />Great Pic!Business901https://www.blogger.com/profile/15759208665854250297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-84146384321643809792010-12-21T12:47:18.379-05:002010-12-21T12:47:18.379-05:00Great post. I was thinking about something simila...Great post. I was thinking about something similar in regards to Black Friday. If everyone buys a lot on Black Friday and not the rest of the year, is it because things are finally priced at what the market demands? Talk about unevenness!Brian Buckhttp://improvewithme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-998375152689858482010-12-20T20:34:25.265-05:002010-12-20T20:34:25.265-05:00Hi Mike,
Very nice post! Yes, it seems that most ...Hi Mike,<br /><br />Very nice post! Yes, it seems that most mura is self-induced. Kind of crazy.<br /><br />Merry Christmas,<br />MarkMark R. Hamelhttp://gembatales.comnoreply@blogger.com