Comments on: "Lean and mean manufacturing" http://www.leanblog.org/2006/09/lean-and-mean-manufacturing/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mahendiran http://www.leanblog.org/2006/09/lean-and-mean-manufacturing/#comment-3929 Mahendiran Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:46:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2006/09/lean-and-mean-manufacturing/#comment-3929 Lean is mean to " waste"<br/>Lean is mean to " poor management"<br/>and so on........<br/><br/>Mahendiran Selvaraj Lean is mean to ” waste”
Lean is mean to ” poor management”
and so on……..

Mahendiran Selvaraj

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]]> By: JB http://www.leanblog.org/2006/09/lean-and-mean-manufacturing/#comment-1068 JB Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:00:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2006/09/lean-and-mean-manufacturing/#comment-1068 Hi All,<br/><br/>It's a simple answer...<br/><br/><b>IT RHYMES!</b><br/><br/>They needed a headline that would grab attention. Rhyming works and of course there is the "Lean Mean Fighting Machine" and George Foreman's "Lean Mean Grilling Machine" and etc.<br/><br/>I'm surprised we don't find more references to "Lean Mean" when it is such an easy phrase to copy. Don't worry about the content of the article; just make sure they read the headline ; - )<br/><br/>Some rotten bosses have certainly used Lean in a mean way, but generally I think the rhyme appeal gets us all of these "mean" titles. Hi All,

It’s a simple answer…

IT RHYMES!

They needed a headline that would grab attention. Rhyming works and of course there is the “Lean Mean Fighting Machine” and George Foreman’s “Lean Mean Grilling Machine” and etc.

I’m surprised we don’t find more references to “Lean Mean” when it is such an easy phrase to copy. Don’t worry about the content of the article; just make sure they read the headline ; – )

Some rotten bosses have certainly used Lean in a mean way, but generally I think the rhyme appeal gets us all of these “mean” titles.

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]]> By: Mark Graban http://www.leanblog.org/2006/09/lean-and-mean-manufacturing/#comment-1067 Mark Graban Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:31:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2006/09/lean-and-mean-manufacturing/#comment-1067 The issue to me is that "mean" usually is used in the context of lean being "mean" to employees. The issue to me is that “mean” usually is used in the context of lean being “mean” to employees.

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]]> By: GrahamC http://www.leanblog.org/2006/09/lean-and-mean-manufacturing/#comment-1066 GrahamC Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:50:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2006/09/lean-and-mean-manufacturing/#comment-1066 Perhaps it's cultural, i've definitely no problem with something bein lean and mean.<br/>Isn't the george foreman the "lean, mean, grilling machine"? Its a common phrase. Perhaps it’s cultural, i’ve definitely no problem with something bein lean and mean.
Isn’t the george foreman the “lean, mean, grilling machine”? Its a common phrase.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leanblog.org/2006/09/lean-and-mean-manufacturing/#comment-1065 Anonymous Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:54:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2006/09/lean-and-mean-manufacturing/#comment-1065 unless you're mean to your competition unless you’re mean to your competition

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