The More You Optimize, The More Things Break | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E151

Podcast: Lean Built: Manufacturing Freedom · Henry Holsters and Pierson Workholding

Opublikowano: 2026-06-15

A single drop of coolant shut down an overnight production run that should have been making parts for hours. Nothing crashed or was broken, yet the machine stopped, production stopped, and the schedule slipped. That small failure leads to a bigger discussion about one of the hardest lessons in manufacturing and business: the more optimization you pursue, the more opportunities you create for failure. Andrew and Jay explore the tradeoff between speed and certainty, why complex systems often become fragile systems, and how owners can avoid creating unnecessary chaos...