Monthly Archives: May 2005
"Siren Song Alert"– Nissan North America Selects i2 Solutions to Help Enable Business Agility
Press ReleaseTo be clear, I am *NOT* endorsing i2 as a "lean" tool. "Business Agility"? What is that? "It is built on...
Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions
Productivity PressHas anyone read this book on lean culture? I haven't read it, but it came up in a discussion of "standard work for...
Union, Brunswick discuss saving bowling ball jobs
Muskegon (MI) ChronicleIt's good to see another example of trying to use lean to remain competitive versus moving this work and factory out of...
The Sirens’ Song of Enterprise Software
LEAN Affiliates Library - "The Sirens' Song of Enterprise Software, by Mark Edmondson"I've found some really practical and thoughtful articles on the LEAN Affiliates...
Town Fears Being Hung Out to Dry By Maytag Sale
WSJ.com - (subscription required) | A free link here (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)The gist of this article is that Maytag Appliance...
Does Your Company Need a "[Company Name] Production System"?
Alcoa: About Alcoa: Alcoa Business SystemFrom the Alcoa Production System (now "ABS") to the Danaher Business System to the Ford Production System (the late...
Jim Womack on Lean History
Superfactory - best practices enabling lean manufacturing excellence
Womack references the original Ford factories. I've toured the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn and seen...
Are you proud of your job?
USATODAY.com:The article says:"Two million manufacturing jobs were lost in the last recession, yet the National Association of Manufacturers forecasts a shortage of 10 million...
Just One China "TPS" Example
Bangkok Post Wednesday 25 May 2005 - China sourcing: Are you ready?On one hand, this author says:They also talk about a successful implementation of...
Story About Chinese Companies Learning Lean
Lean Journey - The Never Ending StoryGood article here on a group of Chinese executives coming to Canada to learn about lean (talk about...
"MRP Works Great If…."
I was reminded of a quote I had saved from an APICS article that I saw in 2003. I thought the quote was funny,...
"Driving The Lean Supply Chain" Web Conference
IndustryWeek : Driving The Lean Supply ChainNone of the speakers here have the name recognition of IW's last web presenter (James Womack), but this...
