Word: muda
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...That look includes a special line of (what else?) White Shoes sneakers designed by Bandung-based clothing retailer 347, as well as their own model of Vespa scooter - the ultimate Mod accessory. Artwork for the band's latest release, the five-song EP Skenario Masa Muda, reveals an abiding passion for Mod style. In a photograph mocked-up to resemble a 1960s postcard, band members are shown posing in a tailor's shop, like a clutch of Carnaby Street dandies...
...kaizen, meaning a worker's commitment to finding ways to do his job better and more efficiently. On the Hofu assembly line, a group of Americans clutching stopwatches and clipboards hovered around Kazuyuki Toda, a Japanese worker, as he demonstrated how to do a job poorly, with too much muda, or wasted motion. The Americans were then asked to suggest ways of doing the job faster. Their ideas ranged from simple improvements, like grabbing a handful of bolts at once instead of stepping back to the bolt tray after using each one, to the installation of a moving parts tray...