In late August, Wes Story (APM Gas Superintendent) and I had the privilege to engage in a Shingijitsu kaizen event at the FieldCore Atlanta Tool Center. (A Shingijutsu kaizen is a continuous improvement event spearheaded by a specially trained teacher called Sensei, with multiple kaizens occurring in parallel.) We spent a week with the other GE Vernova One Field Service leaders and the Tool Center technicians, observing them inventory kits, helping them identify opportunities to eliminate waste and improve the tool kit inventory process …

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