Data is of course important in manufacturing, but I place the greatest emphasis on facts.
The more inventory a company has, the less likely they will have what they need.
We are doomed to failure without a daily destruction of our various preconceptions.
Something is wrong if workers do not look around each day, find things that are tedious or boring, and then rewrite the procedures. Even last month's manual should be out of date
Also, bad quality causes big disruptions in my river system.
No goal, regardless of how small can be achieved without adequate training.