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FMG No. 19 – Stretch Goals and Time with AI

April 29, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Using AI

I recently "vibe coded" (described what I wanted an app to do in plain language, and an AI tool wrote the actual code for me) an app I use every single day, all day, to work smarter and faster. I opened Cursor, described the need in plain English, and let it do its thing while I was guiding the effort. If that sounds impossible, remember how quickly tool-chains evolved around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AI, Gemba Tagged With: AI, AI copilot, continuous improvement, Cursor IDE, Data as Currency, Decimal to DMS, Feynman breaks, Five Minute Gemba, Grok3, Kaizen, Lean, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Night-Shift learning, personal productivity, Python, Right Triangle Solver, vibe coding

Paint your old Machines White

November 21, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Have you ever driven by an old building with numerous broken windows? Broken window theory suggests if you do not repair a single broken pane that many others will end up with a similar fate. This psychology and it's impact on other things was indirectly touched on by Julien Verhille, an Operations/Lean Manufacturing manager in France in a recent LinkedIn post: Not everybody … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lean Tagged With: 5S, Lean, Lean Manufacturing, TPM

10 Ways to Eliminate Waste in Advanced Manufacturing using CIMCO Software

January 24, 2018 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

What is the ultimate result of improving efficiency in advanced manufacturing? The products coming out the door are of expected quality, in needed quantities, produced when needed, and margins are improved. Customers, stake holders, share holders and employees are all benefactors. This boils down to a competitive edge, a business that will survive through good and bad times, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Operations, Lean, Manufacturing Tagged With: CIMCO DNC, CIMCO MDC, CIMCO MDM, CIMCO Software, Lean, Waste Reduction


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