Monthly Archives: February 2006
Want to Live in a Model T Factory?
TipTop Apartments - Former Ford Plant
I was in Omaha, Nebraska yesterday and saw what looked like an old Ford factory near the airport. It...
Tiny Jets
The New York Times published an article today around the F.A.A.'s annual aviation forecast."In its annual aviation forecast, the F.A.A. projected sharply higher levels...
Happy Birthday to the Blog and A New Design
Hello blog readers and lean folks....
Between being busy with work and just not paying attention, the Lean Manufacturing Blog celebrated it's 1st birthday/anniversary in...
Reflections on a Year of Blogging
Where It's Been What started as a "lean manufacturing" blog moved into other related areas, "lean healthcare" (which I've...
Lean Sandwich Ovens
Lincoln Foodservice to capitalize on 'toasted' craze:
Here's an article about a company that produces flow ovens for making toasted sandwiches (think Quizno's). As an...
Toyota keeps costs ‘slim’
PittsburghLIVE.comHere's an article that highlights some of Toyota's innovation and success, including a brief description of a "u-shaped cell" for a casting process, which...
Using Lean to Ship TO CHINA
Neosho Daily NewsFor a while there, Wisconsin was the hotbed of lean articles. This week, it's Missouri, and both articles are in a...
“I’ll Meet You at 2 AM….”
I keep seeing this ad on the local Dallas-area cable system, for Lewis Chevrolet in a small town, Canton TX. It's a folksy...
NPR Show Discusses The Future of U.S. Manufacturing
On Point : American Manufacturing and Jobs
Here is a 45 minute audio program from National Public Radio, discussing the future of manufacturing, focusing on...
"The Customer Is God"
tompeters!
This quote came from a frenetic Tom Peters slide deck (link above, see slide #14).
"THE CUSTOMER IS GOD AND THE MARKET DECIDES EVERYTHING."
That sounds...
La-Z-Boy changing production lines to compete with China
Neosho Daily NewsHere is a nice story from Missouri about how La-Z-Boy is converting it's plant (and others) from "batch and queue" to a...
Lean Eyes on Customer Service
Evolving Excellence: Adventures in Customer ServiceI was already thinking of blogging on customer service adventures today when I saw the post by Kevin Meyers...