Monthly Archives: September 2007
Free Peeks into Taiichi Ohno’s Book
I think I've mentioned this resource before, the free content that is online in Google Books. Even though I own Taiichi Ohno's book...
Upcoming Book: How Toyota Became #1
I was just contacted this morning by David Magee, the author of the upcoming book How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's...
Hospitals Learning from Hospitals
Oshkosh Northwestern - Systems turn to ThedaCareThere's a great sense of community and sharing in the hospital space -- something the manufacturing world can...
Waste in Philly Pharmacies
Phila. health agency in disarray | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/26/2007I saw this in the news as I was leaving Philly earlier this week. ...
Booz Gets Lean (without knowing it)
by Dan MarkovitzThe latest issue of Strategy+Business, Booz Allen Hamilton's business journal, features an article on cost cutting. Ordinarily, simple cost cutting flies...
UAW / GM Reach Deal
Deal helps GM narrow labor cost gap:I'm not going to spend too much time reading about or writing about the strike, since it's not...
Welcome, Uni Watch Visitors
Welcome to those readers from UniWatchBlog.com. The post about NHL uniforms is here.I was linked to from this comment.Please check out my main...
Heijunka for Airport Security?
TSA considers reservations for airport security - USATODAY.comI'm not normally a fan of the TSA, but this proposal actually seems somewhat reasonable and reminds...
Suboptimizing the New NHL Uniforms?
Penguins training Camp: Players say uniform changes all wet
I'm getting excited about the upcoming NHL season. I grew up a Red Wings fan, but...
Lean Thoughts on the UAW Striking GM?
Detroit News ArticleI'm too far removed anymore and I'm not sure if there's really a Lean story in any of this mess. Does...
Sounds Like Lean in Michigan
TOM WALSH: Custom vehicle builder Spartan Motors has a can-do cultureThe article doesn't mention "Lean," but it's nice to see a positive story coming...
TWI Webcast this Week
IndustryWeek : Foundations of the Toyota Production System: Establish Standardized Work & Sustain Your Lean Initiative with TWI TrainingI'm hoping to attend this online,...
