Monthly Archives: January 2009
Great Piece on the Failings of Incentives
Why Incentives Are Effective, Irresistible, and Almost Certain to Backfire | Fast CompanyJust about when I start thinking "Is Fast Company magazine relevant anymore,...
Diversity in Lean Thought is a Good Thing
Just a quick blog post for today... I recently did an online presentation for a student Lean club at Utah State University. It wasn't...
Why Lean? Start from Need!
I'd bet one that one of the greatest indicators of success for a Lean effort is tied back to the original question of "why...
Porsche’s Lean Culture and Leadership?
Europe businessman of the year: Wendelin Wiedeking - Jan. 27, 2009:It's nice to see Lean get such glowing praise in a mainstream publication like...
Perfecting Patient Care University – a review
By Dean Bliss I recently attended Perfecting Patient Care University, a 4-day...
Holy Overproduction, Batman!!
Lean Service Blog: Unsold cars
Hat tip to Rob and the Lean Service Blog for pointing out these online pictures of auto industry "overproduction." Storage...
Toyota Keeps its Eyes on the Customer
by Dan MarkovitzIn a refreshing change of pace for the auto industry, Akio Toyoda, who was just named as the new president of Toyota,...
LeanBlog Podcast #59 – Bob Miller Discusses the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence
Episode #59 of the LeanBlog Podcast is here and our guest is Robert Miller, Executive Director of the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence. We...
Lean Concepts at the Airport
I had my Lean goggles on at the airport last week and took two pictures of some Lean concepts in action.
First off is a...
A Review of "Lean Hospitals"
Training Within Industry - TWI Blog: Lean Book Review: Lean Hospitals by Mark GrabanBryan Lund, over at the TWI Blog has written a very...
Report: Toyota’s First Layoffs Since 1950??
Report: Toyota considers cutting 1,000 jobs - USATODAY.com
With the down economy, there had been much discussion about whether Toyota could continue it's "no layoffs...
No, Not Our Type of "Lean"
This ad in the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport caught my eye today (sorry for the blur, I was on a moving walkway...)This is probably not...
