Background
II, Durward Kenneth Sobek, was born on April 17, 1969 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Durward Kenneth and Janet Cass Sobek.
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Winner of a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize. Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota’s successful move toward organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and improvement, especially within its engineering and R&D organizations. The power of the A3 report, however, derives not from the report itself, but rather from the development of the culture and mindset required for the implementation of the A3 system. In Understanding A3 Thinking, the authors first show that the A3 report is an effective tool when it is implemented in conjunction with a PDCA-based management philosophy. Toyota views A3 Reports as just one piece in their PDCA management approach. Second, the authors show that the process leading to the development and management of A3 reports is at least as important as the reports themselves, because of the deep learning and professional development that occurs in the process. And finally, the authors provide a number of examples as well as some very practical advice on how to write and review A3 reports.
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II, Durward Kenneth Sobek, was born on April 17, 1969 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Durward Kenneth and Janet Cass Sobek.
Bachelor of Arts in Engineering science, Dartmouth College, 1991. Master of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering, University Michigan, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial and Operations Engineering, University Michigan, 1997.
Assistant professor department mechanical and industrial engineering Montana State University, Bozeman, 1997—2003, associate professor, since 2003, Boeing professor, 2005—2008.
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Chair Lean Product & Process Development Exchange, Inc., Chicago, since 2007. Member of American Society Engineering Education, Institute Industrial Engineers (chapter president 1997—2001).
Married Sarah Anne Robbins, August 3, 1991. Children: Durward Kenneth III, Elizabeth Anne, Katherine Noel, Ivan Arthur.