That was sort of stupid. Why did I enjoy the plant tour? What kinds of things did they actually do to improve the production system?

Well, there was this chair line with many workstations that required a lot of components assembly. As I understand it, the old way was to assemble them in batches in straight assembly lines or something. Now, however, they have the line set up as a counterclockwise circle that only allows one chair to stack up between workstations, thus substantially reducing inventories.

Also, one other thing I wanted to relate.

I believe I’m an above average driver most of the time, just like the rest of the population. This morning was not one of those times, I freely admit. Every once in awhile I just space out on the roads when it comes to stop signs or red lights. Red lights are the worst. Today, I decided to careen into an intersection to make my left turn, but there was this crazy girl coming straight toward me. Then I looked up and saw the red light. Oops, sort of embarrassing. I stopped and backed up. The girl didn’t give me any looks, but the guy behind her laughed at me like "what are you doing?!"