Comments on: L.A.M.E. Strikes in Virginia http://www.leanblog.org/2007/10/lame-strikes-in-virginia/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:26:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rick Foreman http://www.leanblog.org/2007/10/lame-strikes-in-virginia/#comment-2711 Rick Foreman Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:57:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2007/10/l-a-m-e-strikes-in-virginia/#comment-2711 Mark;<br/>Most of the bigger companies involved in aerospace activities follow this tendency, in my opinion, because their focus remains on cost based, non-lean accounting principles. Price driven contracts and sometimes subsequent union workforces degrade the value of the people too some of the senior management. It is a shame when often the 2nd pillar of respect for people holds the greatest opportunity to generate improvements from those who actually do the work. As noted, by you, Lean and six sigma are given a bad rap again. Mark;
Most of the bigger companies involved in aerospace activities follow this tendency, in my opinion, because their focus remains on cost based, non-lean accounting principles. Price driven contracts and sometimes subsequent union workforces degrade the value of the people too some of the senior management. It is a shame when often the 2nd pillar of respect for people holds the greatest opportunity to generate improvements from those who actually do the work. As noted, by you, Lean and six sigma are given a bad rap again.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leanblog.org/2007/10/lame-strikes-in-virginia/#comment-2709 Anonymous Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:18:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2007/10/l-a-m-e-strikes-in-virginia/#comment-2709 I usually think of TPS in terms of their 4 philosophy points that I learned at the Toyota Supplier Support Center:<br/><br/>1) Customer First<br/>2) People are the most valuable resource<br/>3) Kaizen<br/>4) Shop Floor Focus<br/><br/>Seems like these General Dynamics people are lacking at least one of these (#2). I usually think of TPS in terms of their 4 philosophy points that I learned at the Toyota Supplier Support Center:

1) Customer First
2) People are the most valuable resource
3) Kaizen
4) Shop Floor Focus

Seems like these General Dynamics people are lacking at least one of these (#2).

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