Monthly Archives: June 2009
A Breakthrough in Training — Call it "Near-TWI"
I'm very pleased to present a guest post from Arizona about the successful use of Lean concepts and, more specifically, the "Training Within Industry"...
"Do" Lean or "Be" Lean in IT?
Lean & IT « IT Business Alignment (IT2B)Oops... I accidentally hit "publish" instead of "save as draft." For a Lean guy, I don't...
Breaking: GM Dumps NUMMI Partnership with Toyota
After 25 years, GM ditches NUMMI tie-up with Toyota
In the news this afternoon:
PRESS RELEASE:
2009-06-29
GM Media Statement Regarding GM's Ownership Stake in NUMMI
Attributable to Troy...
Book Review: "Kaizen Express"
I have always learned a lot from John Shook. As I've blogged about before, I've seen John present about TPS and management (leadership, really)...
Clear and Relevant Metrics
By Matt Wrye:
I have been implementing lean over the last 10 years at five different companies. Only during the last eight years and...
The Power of Explaining Why – A Funny Example
This sign and picture might be a bit rude, so I saved this for a Saturday.
To me, a very powerful and often unknown principle...
Bad News Not Flowing Up at Boeing?
Tomorrow's blog post today... not that anyone will be reading anything non-Michael Jackson related. RIP. A modern tidbit... I learned about the news via...
LeanBlog Video Podcast #5 – Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S.
This is an interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., a dentist from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a pioneer in using Lean methods in the...
Dr. Sami Bahri, the Lean Dentist, on Follow the Learner and Creating a Culture...
In Episode #69 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, my guest is Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., widely recognized as the first Lean Dentist. From...
Toyota Leaders Get a Lecture From a Toyoda
Toyota Names Akio Toyoda President, Apologizes to Shareholders for Losses
This was rumored for a while, but Toyota has formally named Akio Toyoda as the...
Virginia Mason’s CEO on Health Reform
Dr. Gary Kaplan, the CEO of Virginia Mason Medical Center is now part of an effort called "Health CEOS for Health Reform". He posted...
Saving the Most L.A.M.E Day Ever
By Andy Wagner:This summer, I am supervising three interns. The first week one of them asked what "lean six sigma" was about. ...
