Community Crossword

3. 1K hardwood trees, also location of MBO's sister site in California
4. Shortened nickname for Japan's national flowers
6. japanese term for the "actual place" often used for the shop floor or any place where value-creating work actually occurs
8. ERT manufactured at 400SW for Gaucher disease
9. Core value in Takeda-ism, putting the patient first
11. The P in a project SPOT record
12. This "S" in 5S is often associated with the phrase, "When in doubt, move it out."
13. Takeda's in-house version of chatGPT
14. Eponymous chart to illustrate principle known as the "80/20 Rule"
17. Japanese for "change for the better"

1. One of our site's three strategic imperatives, aimed at reducing waste and costs (2words)
2. Official state flower of massachusetts
5. What lean aims to eliminate, e.g. unnecessary steps in a process
7. The deadliest of the "8 Deadly Wastes"
10. The O in AOS
15. First day of this month is for fools, also begins Takeda's fiscal year
16. Certification in lean/six sigma OR supportive accessory worn around waist