Azenta Facts
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100

The CEO of Azenta Life Sciences

Who is Steve Schwartz?
100

Starbucks reports selling 20 million cups of this beverage that becomes available each year with the advent of fall

What is the pumpkin spice latte?

100

On November 26, 1789, this first American holiday occurred, proclaimed by President George Washington, a day of prayer and public gratitude for the successful establishment of the new American republic.

What is Thanksgiving Day

100

This term is often used for the shop floor or any place where value-creating work actually occurs.

What is Gemba?

200

The most recent Azenta acquisition

What is B Medical?

200

This pie is the second most popular choice on Thanksgiving day in the United States

What is apple pie?

200

On November 6th, this person was elected as the 16th U.S. President who eventually signed the Emancipation Proclamation, changing the legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

200

This is a Japanese term meaning continuous improvement to create more value and eliminate waste. Ideally, it engages every employee in a never-ending pursuit of perfection. By making incremental improvements organizations can improve productivity and gain competitive advantage.

What is Kaizen?

300

The number of continents in which Azenta is located

What is three continents?

300

This soup company is responsible for the invention of the traditional green bean casserole

What is Campbells Soup?

300

On November 10, 1969, this famous children's show premiered on PBS television, featuring a "large" bird.

What is Sesame Street?

300

A diagram of the path taken by a product as it travels through the steps along a value stream. So called because in a mass production organization the product’s route often looks like a plate of this pasta.

What is Spaghetti Chart/Diagram?

400

The month and year in which the Azenta brand was launched

What is November 2021?

400

The science of apple growing

What is pomology?

400

On November 7, 1867, this Polish chemist was born in Warsaw, Poland. In 1903, she and her husband received the Nobel Prize for physics for their discovery of the element Radium.

Who is Marie Curie?

400

These dimensions are commonly analyzed in this problem solving tool are: Man, Method,Machine, Material, Environment

What is a fishbone diagram?

500

Azenta's system typeface per the Brand Identity Guidelines

What is Franklin Gothic?

500

This amino acid found in turkey is falsely blamed for post-Thanksgiving meal lethargy

What is tryptophan?

500

November 5th is remembered as this day for the anniversary of the failed "Gunpowder Plot" to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I in 1605

What is Guy Fawkes Day?

500

The Toyota executive widely credited as the chief architect of the Toyota Production System (TPS). Author of several important books about TPS.

Who is Taiichi Ohno?