Monday, April 09, 2012

Explaining Single Piece Flow



Try this next time you try to explain flow. 


A system with single piece flow is like a domino chain.

Think about it.
  • The entire system is stable when not acted upon
  • A single event provides the stimulus to start the flow
  • After that event, the flow is predictable by step and time
One stimulus brings about predictable results. And this applies to physical flow as well as information flow. 

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2 comments:

Chet Frame said...

Great, Joe. Thank you, again.

Danny Malone said...

Interested in learning about experiences w/ Tablet Apps (IPad, etc) to push new ideas, best practices, new projects, etc. down the chain. Any help appreciated.