I have to go to a meeting but I have to at least say that I am excited at the scandalous possibilities the recent developments with Toyota may have in the Agile community.
If they *did* know there was an issue with the electronics (and if there even was one), where does the JIT / Lean come into play? The product is shipped (delivered), yeah?
Nope. It lives out there and carries, in this case, human lives. This carries risk and manifestation of a different type of muda, if it is true.
Goodness I don’t understand English-speaking people who use that word. It would be one thing if muda meant something more complex, but it means “waste”. Ya’ll cant just say WASTE? Fo rizzle?
Anyhow, lesson:
Just because it has shipped it does not mean you are done! Waste can come back and manifest as an ass whupping.
Gotta read more about this and get back to you. I know you are holding your breath… give me a few.
Thanks,
Josh