IndustryWeek : Viewpoint — Manufacturers Must Lean Forward, Not Backward The commentator, Dave Gleditsch, says: “I was disappointed to see comments from the U.S. Department of Commerce official Al Frink at the August 8 Management Briefing Seminars held in Traverse…
The search for causes of Flight 5191’s crash (Letters to the Editor) Follow up to the Lexington crash and more contributing factors. I think part of the lesson here is 1) lack of proactive problem solving and 2) a combination…
Denso, a Toyota supplier, is one of the few automotive suppliers in the US that’s growing. Why? One, of course, is that they’re very tied to Toyota, who is growing. That’s always nice. But they are also winning business from…
CNN sorry for Bush speech gaffe | Entertainment | Entertainment News | Reuters.com Here is a funny one I coudn’t help mentioning: CNN apologized Tuesday after an open mike transmitted an anchor’s bathroom conversation with another woman live over the…
By Tom Bloomer, Austin TX (Mark’s note: This is a submission from a blog reader, thought I would try an experiment here) For any organization to function efficiently and to continue to show optimum growth, the organization must implement and…
We will be bringing a new class around the country, at least to 4 cities. If you have learned that a lean transformation strategy takes more than a little training and kaizen, you may want to see The Tactics of…
Society of Manufacturing Engineers Would you like to win a free cycle through the SME/AME/Shingo Lean Certification? Click on the link above. During the promotion, a selected individual will become a featured Lean Certification candidate and embody the attributes of…
I ran into my first real “nasty” person in the healthcare world back a few months back. I still have my scars from working on lean and improvement activities in the factory world, the nasty looks and the negative attitudes…
It took a while, but here is Part 1 of my interview with Roger Simmermaker, author of the book “How to Buy American.” Roger Simmermaker is the author of “How Americans Can Buy American: The Power of Consumer Patriotism.” He…
As posted by LeanBlog.org founder Mark Graban, there is a new website available that focuses on helping individuals who want to guide their own self-learning, called The Lean Library. It includes a comprehensive list of lean books, book reviews, links…
USATODAY.com – Error in Comair crash fairly common As a frequent flyer, this almost makes me physically sick to think about the systemic problems, the combinations of errors, and the multiple human errors that led to this horrible tragedy. Calling…
Jamie prompted me that we were reaching a milestone on the Lean Blog. This little post here is #1000 since I started this in January 2005. That’s about a rate of two posts per day — articles I’ve linked to,…
