Monthly Archives: March 2007
My Bitchin’, Toyota
With apologies to the band the Dead Milkmen and their song "Bitchin' Camaro." Note the comma in my title, though.It's ironic that my...
Quote from "Getting the Right Things Done"
So after getting such strong recommendations about the book from Norman Bodek and, then today, from Dwight Bowen, I finally started reading "Getting the...
Toyota’s Top Suppliers
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. :: Toyota Honors Top Suppliers For 2006Toyota Way Principle #11:Respect your extended network of partners...
Another Drug Error Waiting to Happen?
Hazard Warning - Brethine and Methergine mix-upsCan you tell the difference between these two drugs? You can even click on each photo for...
Our Lean Horoscope
I'm not a horoscope guy, but my client team found these in the paper yesterday and we all had a good dorky lean chuckle...
Boeing’s Lean Bet
Kevin Meyer at Evolving Excellence commented the other day on the Wall Street Journal article about Boeing's recent supply chain challenges. I'd like to...
What You’re Searching For
I routinely scan the list of keywords that people use in the course of finding the Lean Blog. It's sometimes interesting (I think)...
World Class Numbers?
Blog reader Darrin wrote and asked:Do you have any up-to-date sources for "word-class" numbers for lean metrics like % of Leadtime that is wasted,...
Leading Lean: Question Everything!
ASSEMBLY MagazineJamie Flinchbaugh has a new "Leading Lean" column in assembly magazine. Here's a great story, an example of "because we've always...
Multitasking is NOT Part of Standard Work
The New York Times ran an article this weekend exposing the myth of multitasking. Despite the common belief that we have to multi-task to...
Toyota touts ongoing "waste removal"
Mlive.com ArticleHere's an article with Toyota (and former Chrysler) exec Jamie Bonini talking about continuous improvement:"Our 2010 vision is to be the most admired...
Parker Hannifin and Market Driven Pricing
Seeking Perfect Prices, CEO Tears Up the Rules - WSJ.comI haven't mentioned it in a while, was trying to give it a rest for...