What can we learn about Lean from Star Trek?

Yeah, but the counter arguement for ST being the Lean posterchild would be from one of the earlier ST movies in which the transporter fails, resulting in a gruesome mutation of one of the expendable red-shirts-half-embedding him into the deck.   Per the ST tech manual, the replicator uses the same core tech as the transporter.  Also, when activated, the power consumption of either device would approach that used by a small town in one day, hence the need for dilithium crystal fuel.
There is WIP, in the form of “dark matter”, you just don’t see it at the User Interface.
Improvement?   I would shy away from ST technology and the overriding collectivist “theology” the brand preaches and rather take on the Star Wars model for Technology.   Though less elegant and refined, it is arguable that Star Wars Technology, as it is used is superior.   The high tech “stuff” is used for transport, war-making and manufacturing, rather than for fru-fru fluffy and expensive science experiments with little return.
I’d take a good DL-44 blaster over a lame phaser any day.   All that and the ability to wield a lightsaber and force-choke your enemies…Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!

The machine should have anticipated his need.  I personally like to have eye candy delivering it to me.  “Hot” is a little subjective.
 
Se even in the future, I can still complain.
 
Stevo
 
Ps.  It has been a while since anyone mentioned, Star Wars, Star Trek or Monty python.  And we wonder why there are not very many chicks on this site.

perhaps the customer (Picard) has already consulted a list of categorical variables from which to choose how his tea is made. This list dictates what type of item he orders. Hot is already predefined at a set temperature and he possibly has 2 other options available: warm, and cold. These other options being at predetermined settings.Perhaps this machine also only dispenses hot earl grey tea. If that’s the case, then the waste is the fact Picard even has to ask. He should just walk in proximity to the machine and get the feeling that he already had hot earl grey tea and has already passed it. Waste in that case, would be something entirely different.

What I’ve learned is Captain Kirk is much better as a lawyer with mad cow disease.
And that a lot of money beats the snot out of a little money.
Both learned from Denny Crane.

Begging your pardon Rev., that is his “little person” lawyer friend whom he feels is real hot and sexy. And NO midget jokes, that would be insensitive!!!!

And what did you learn from Capt. Kirk?Hey Rev. with all the sex scandals surrounding the righteous right, I
would not be so quick to judge.

Wow, you know that much about all their personal lives? Preach by
example, not by condemning others.

Rev honey,I’m not the one passing out holier than thou type judgements.At least 2 of your first 3 posts did.