Monthly Archives: February 2007
Does the Solo Doc = "Lean" Doc?
WSJ Article: Faltering Family M.D.s Get Technology Lifeline
While I was skeptical of Intel's planned tablet PC for nurses, I'm much more positive in my...
NPR Stories on New Toyota Plant
It's official, that Toyota has selected a site near Tupelo, Mississippi for their next U.S. factory (Google News search here).Thanks to Pete Abilla, he...
UK Hospitals Gemba Walk the U.S.
I was sent a nice "gemba report" essay from a UK lean healthcare consultant, Andrew Castle. Andrew consults for the UK National Health Service...
A Leaner Message Delivered by UPS
For some context, here are my complaints about UPS ads from earlier today and from last year.
Thanks to the "create your own whiteboard" feature...
Exploring the BBC’s Take on Lean Production at Toyota and Ford: How Often Are...
The BBC highlights lean practices and provides a stunning contrast between Toyota and Ford in this article:
BBC NEWS | Business | The triumph of...
Toyota to join Nissan in MS?
Toyota said to build plant in Mississippi - Feb. 27, 2007Looks like Toyota's rumored U.S. expansion continues.Toyota is under pressure to boost production in...
What Can Brown Do? They Dumb It Down For Us
The UPS Whiteboard. What Can Brown Do For You?
These "whiteboard" ads with the guy with the long hair (Mark Fields would be proud!) drawing...
Ford’s Fields in Folicle Fantasy Land
Mullet or not, Fields' hair is talk of the auto industry
Mullet-wearing Ford exec plans to keep it
I know it's juvenile of me to point...
Great Find on an Early Lean Hospital
Got Boondoggle?: The First Lean HospitalMike Wroblewski deserves a lot of credit for digging this up.... early attempt at a lean hospital in a...
Cost vs. Nimbleness at The Gap
Paul Pressler's Fall From The Gap:Saw this in Business Week yesterday:"As part of the supply chain revamping, Pressler also tinkered with the way the...
More Lean Q&A
I recently posted some Lean Q&A. These questions came from an Industry Week webcast that I did with sponsor Infor, and there were plenty...
Support a Former Ford Employee’s Education
I got an email last week, from Dan, a long-time Ford employee who took a buyout and is now working on a college degree....
