Monthly Archives: January 2007

Learning from Super Bowl Coaches

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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?"

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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"

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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

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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

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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?

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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...