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Incremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast

by Devin Bodony and Uriel Eisen · English · Business

"Incremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast" is a weekly show where business owners share their journey implementing continuous improvement. Explore Lean Mfg, TPS, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, JIT, Kanban, and more. Gain inspiration, practical advice and join the hosts on their journey of

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 50 min
Latest: 5 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

Episode 192. If this lean stuff seems easy, you're probably not doing it

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…

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Earlier episodes 29 most recent

8 Jul 2026 · 50 min
Episode 191. Hope is not a stratagy
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Capacity vs Capability - Inventory by location is a double edged sword - Some good improvements Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to…
8 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Episode 190. Kindergartens are the gold standard of lean manufacturing
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Whether asking for larger batch sizes is a viable strategy - The importance of saying no - How to get accurate load information without having an accurate schedule - The importance of minimizing side quests Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening!…
6 May 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 189. Tool Libraries, So hot right now
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Industrial pannel PC https://amzn.to/3PnMgll - Vibe coding - A well-hung trash bin - Batching is still bad Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to…
4 Mar 2026 · 39 min
Episode 187. Thinking about work in the shower
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Training - Learning Styles - Thinking about work in the shower, is full engagement required? - The challenges of not having in station quality - Batch Testing Code Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all…
28 Jan 2026 · 46 min
Episode 186. Only you can prevent overproduction
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
31 Dec 2025 · 58 min
Episode 185. Changing Pace
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Identify your actual bottle necks - Your intution is wrong - Apply SMED throughout - Listen to your people Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to…
18 Dec 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 184. Inventory is a reservoir of problems
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
20 Nov 2025 · 43 min
Episode 183. Is Quality Free
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - ROI - Eating elephants - Too many ideas can kill an organization Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
12 Nov 2025 · 50 min
Episode 182. What even is an SOP anyway?
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. pond filter - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0777KYLJS?tag=arda06-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1 Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback!…
6 Nov 2025 · 45 min
Episode 181. 1st rule of Kanban. We don't talk about Kanban
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Thrift - 6 rules of kanban - FIFO racking and warehousing - When should you break your own rules? Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to…
30 Oct 2025 · 44 min
Episode 180. Before you say you can’t do something…TRY IT
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
22 Oct 2025 · 46 min
Episode 179. Getting high on dimensional space
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Great feedback from Rob Lockwood - Tray size aka we love to batch - EPEI - Higher dimetional space Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to…
15 Oct 2025 · 1 hr
Episode 178. The slow yes and the fast no
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
8 Oct 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 177 Muda Killer
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Essentiallism - The challenges of establishing a plateu - Sales pipeline - Limit WIP - Another Arda customer doubles Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach…
1 Oct 2025 · 51 min
Episode 176. Tricks of the Trade
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
25 Sep 2025 · 52 min
Episode 175. Success has 1000 fathers, failure has one mother
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - EPEI - Kanban vs visibility / control - Yamazumi diagram - Payments on machines Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and…
17 Sep 2025 · 53 min
Episode 174. Mom didn't use MRP
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
10 Sep 2025 · 36 min
Episode 173. Only performance is reality
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Did I buy the wrong tool? - Declarative VS Procedural - Keep a spare on your desk. Just don't tell anyone - New product! Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined,…
3 Sep 2025 · 54 min
Episode 172. Craft?
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
27 Aug 2025 · 48 min
Episode 171. That was some beautiful waste
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Subassemblies collapse lead times - Edge cases must be accommodated in automation - Cadance vs schedule - Stationary production - Global optimums lead to global disruption - Loading up WIP reduces clarity and delivery times - Not enough room for clarity Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to…
13 Aug 2025 · 40 min
Episode 170. Outrunning your headlights
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Are we the right size ? - Value stream mapping - Are we pushing too hard? - Variability is the enemy of lean Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to…
6 Aug 2025 · 47 min
Episode 169. Systems Need To Be Permeable
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
30 Jul 2025 · 40 min
Episode 168. Is The Juice Worth The Squeeze
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Is the juice worth the squeeze - Disruption is so costly - Balancing the ongoing waste of not improving vs the waste of disruption - Flow where you can, pull where you must Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and…
23 Jul 2025 · 55 min
Episode 167. How to get rid of things
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
16 Jul 2025 · 48 min
Episode 166. Too often we fail to question the function of existing machinery
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Cutting air with a planer - Reshaping spot welder tips - Unconstrained press operations - Cutting oil - 1 card vs 2 cards - Stats for getting rid of stuff - My 40 years at Ford - Cycle counts in Arda - Toyota 20 years for JIT - Know how VS know why Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to…
9 Jul 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 165. "Command + Arrow" "Option + Arrow" Add shift to highlight
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
2 Jul 2025 · 43 min
Episode 164. More Dopamine Hits Per Minute
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Way too much spindrift - Have you heard of kanban - Freezing breast milk is a stark example of overproduction - Linked processes is the ultimate, but is also hard - Is the perception of speed with batching just getting more hits of dopamine Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our…
25 Jun 2025 · 46 min
Episode 163. Sh**ty Lean
In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on…
18 Jun 2025 · 35 min
Episode 162. Not generating defects is more important than finding defects
In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Rationalize you're production - Process vs operations - Kanban - QC circles Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and…

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Incremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast is a English business podcast from Devin Bodony and Uriel Eisen. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Devin Bodony and Uriel Eisen
Language: English
Category: Business
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 50 min
Latest episode: 5 Oct 2026
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