Monthly Archives: July 2007
Lean Hospitals Survey
In support of the book I am writing, I am conducting a survey of Hospital organizations and their views and experiences with Lean. ...
Bad Systems in the News: Northwest
NWA blames pilot absences: Detroit Free PressUpdated: NWA calls back all its pilots as cancellations mountIn another example of media/management blaming, Northwest Airlines...
Not Cutting Their Way to Greatness
CEO's cost cuts feared too steepRadio Shack's best days are long behind them, apparently (that's not exactly breaking news). The most recent CEO,...
Lean Success in Michigan
Hiring, new floor plan help spur manufacturer - MLive.comHere's a story about a small Michigan manufacturer that is using Lean as part of their...
Bad Systems in the News: NBA
Last week, I saw a number of news stories that caught my eye, non-manufacturing stories about systems (or lack thereof) and blame. What do...
LeanBlog Podcast #28 — Norman Bodek on the First Anniversary of the Podcast and...
LeanBlog Podcast #28 features our friend and frequent guest, Norman Bodek, noted lean author, consultant, and President of PCS Press. This also celebrates the...
Bad Systems in the News: Detroit Public Schools
I've fallen behind in my blogging the past few days, but I'll be back on track. I saw a number of news stories...
Reader Question: Role of a Company President?
Since we've been talking about leadership and Lean, it's coincidence that I got this email from a reader. I'll let the blog readers...
New Sponsor: LeanSupermarket.com
I'd like to welcome a new sponsor, the Lean Supermarket (www.leansupermarket.com). It's a startup online store that offers a wide range of supplies...
Let’s Try a "5 Whys" Survey
Following up on the LEI survey that was released and discussed here, I've been talking with a few folks offline about what the "root...
“No fault, just an accident”
Explosions rock downtown Dallas | Latest News | WFAA.com
Working from home with this news on in the background, the massive gas cylinder explosions at...
What About The Other Car Makers?
by Dan MarkovitzThis blog has commented (here and here) on the WSJ's rush to predict the folly of just-in-time manufacturing in the wake...
