Monthly Archives: March 2005
New Book Reveals Harsh Working Conditions in Chinese Factories
Press ReleaseMore reasons to get our factories lean in the U.S. Sure, labor is cheap in China, but do we really want to...
Steelcase to close some plants, cut 600 employees
Detroit Free Press
The article doesn't say directly that Steelcase is cutting jobs "because of" lean manufacturing, but it seems hard not to draw that...
New Lean Book: Andy & Me: Crisis And Transformation On The Lean Journey
Andy & Me: Crisis And Transformation On The Lean JourneyThis is a new "business novel", ala The Goal. I enjoyed the book and...
"Lean Consumption" — Using technology to make life easier for consumers
Boston.com / Business / TechnologyDr. James Womack and Dr. Daniel Jones have a new book coming out this fall. A preview of that...
Fighting rivals with efficiency
JS Online Nice case studies of older midwestern companies fighting Chinese competition with lean manufacturing, in some cases bringing work back from overseas....
‘India may have to face threat from Russian firms’
The Hindu Business LineInteresting to read that China is supposed spending time and effort on lean training. I assumed that China factories were...
