Monthly Archives: January 2007
Learning from Super Bowl Coaches
In the Lead - WSJ.com
The WSJ wrote Monday about the leadership styles of Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith, the Super Bowl coaches for the...
Does Lean Increase Supply Chain Risk?
Coping With Disaster - 1/30/2007 - Manufacturing.NetHere's another article with the theme of how "just in time" (JIT) is too risky for supply chain...
Toyota’s First U.S. Plant
Press-Telegram - Toyota's Long Beach roots:Here's an article about Toyota's first U.S. plant, where they finished trucks in California:"Back in the early 1970s, the...
Lean and Safety Go Together
Don't Strain Yourself
Here is a great article about how a company has implemented lean to improve safety. Concepts like 5S and waste reduction...
Toyota Video Online
Lean Six Sigma Academy Blog: The Toyota WayHere is s news story that Ron, at the Lean Six Sigma Academy Blog, found on YouTube....
Pull System for Soda Machine?
Learning about LeanJoe Ely has popped up on his blog with an interesting post about a potential pull system for stocking soda machines with...
Kaizen Newspapers Discussion
LeanBlog Message BoardWe're getting some good discussion at times on the Message Board, people helping each other out with their lean challenges. Check...
Moving Assembly Lines = "Lean?"
Airbus cuts costs by learning from auto industry - MarketWatchHere's an article that talks about Airbus and their lean efforts.The moving production line, which...
"The Vicissitudes of Over-production"
Why U.S. automakers like GM and Ford are losing money - Jan. 26, 2007Wow, leave it to a professional journalist to spin a phrase...
Toyota Product Development System
Industry Week Article
Here's a list of 13 principles from the Toyota Product Development System, as explained in the book The Toyota Product Development System:...
A Tax On Bad Management
U.S. Car Makers Stand to Gain From Bush Plans - WSJ.com:"Though many factors have contributed to the industry's woes, soaring health-care costs are a...
A Different “Lock Box”? Why Are Suggestion Boxes Locked So Often?
No, this isn't about Al Gore and his infamous Social Security "lock box."
This is about suggestion boxes that we sometimes see hanging on the...