Monthly Archives: October 2007
Automotive Overproduction Comparison
How GM Handles a Hit: Build Fewer - WSJ.comWelcome to new readers from the MoneyCentral MSN blog. To explore more about "Lean," visit the...
That Bad Leader Still Got Paid $46M a Year
Merrill Lynch ousts CEO O'Neal - Boston.comI don't pretend to know the first thing about investment banking other than it's a lucrative career. ...
NHL Backing Off like the NBA Did?
B's seek more offensive firepower - BostonHerald.com:Is the NHL starting to go back on their revolutionary uniforms that players started complaining about before the...
"Theory of Restraints"???
San Diego Business JournalI'll assume the reporter misquoted the commanding officer and that he actually said "Theory of Constraints" (ala Goldratt) rather than the...
Bad Systems in the News: Not the Worst "Oops" Possible with Nukes
The Lean Thinker » What Nukes?I had been mulling over trying to do a post on this story since the original story broke...
Reader Question: Managing Suggestions
Here is a question from a Lean Blog reader, posted with permission. Here's something to chew on with your Monday morning coffee. ...
Toyota marks 50 years in U.S.
This month marks a pretty significant milestone, 50 years since Toyota first started selling cars in the U.S. A collection of articles:Toyota marks 50...
New Shingo Book out Nov 1
Kaizen & the Art of Creative Thinking: EnnaI just had a nice conversation with Norman Bodek, which I'll be turning into a series of...
Never Too Old for Lean
Chambersburg Public Opinion - 150 years: TB Wood's: Chambersburg's oldest manufacturer:I don't mean "too old" in terms of people, I mean for an "old...
Lean at PACCAR
PACCAR Achieves Solid Third Quarter Sales and Profits:Lean success at PACCAR, from their quarterly announcement:"Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Add Savings and Increase Capacity...
How (One) CEO Works, or "How I Selfishly Endanger Others"
In the October 29, 2007 issue of FORTUNE, there is their weekly "How I Work" segment that profiles and/or glorifies an executive. This...
What if Roger Penske *Had* Run Chrysler?
Roger Penske adds the Smart car to his $17B empire - Oct. 5, 2007Good article here about businessman Roger Penske. I didn't realize...
