Tag: Ford

Dr. Deming & Kaizen: Employees Should Not Just Suggest, But Try...

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I've really enjoyed reading the book The Essential Deming: Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality that was published last year. I think this link will...

Henry Ford & Hospitals, Nearly 100 Years Ago

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My life and work takes me to interesting places. In late 2012, I was able to visit Japan for the first time, visiting the...

Kaizen Adventures in My Hometown of Livonia, Michigan

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I'm in my home town of Livonia, Michigan this week, having arrived to the snow and cold yesterday, staying through Thursday. Boy, my blood...

Parallels Between Philadelphia Eagles’ Coach Chip Kelly & A Lean Leader

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The Philadelphia Eagles are playing in an NFL playoff matchup tonight against the New Orleans Saints. I'd admired Eagles head coach Chip Kelly and...

A Panel of Early Lean Lab Innovators

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This week, I was able to drop by the annual Lab Quality Confab event since it was being held in here in San Antonio....

Steve Jobs as a Model Leader? As a Manufacturing Leader?

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As I wrote about after his death, I am appreciative of the products and services that Steve Jobs brought to the world.  That said,...

Lean Healthcare featured on PBS Nightly Business Report

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Friday night's PBS program the Nightly Business Report had a nice feature on the use of Lean at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downer's Grove,...

Good News, Bad News on GM Doubling ‘Volt’ Production

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I don't often go back to write about GM, the first company I worked for out of college. Thanks to my dad who sent...

Lean Lessons for Healthcare from a Boeing 737 Factory Video

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Podcaster Cali Lewis (a fellow DFW-area Texan) hosts a show called GeekBeat.tv, where she normally highlights new consumer tech gadgets and nerdy robots from...

Questions about and Lessons from a Steering Wheel Falling Off

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In the news yesterday, a General Motors recall over what could be just one isolated steering wheel problem in an Ohio-built Chevrolet (don't call...

Podcast #109, Jim Morgan of Ford Motor – Lean Product Development

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Episode #109 is a discussion with  Jim Morgan, Director, Global Body Exterior and Stamping Business Unit Engineering, Ford Motor Company. We will be talking...

Is Ford’s Resurgence Due to a Less Blame-y Culture Under Alan...

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Mark's note: It's great to welcome Andy Wagner back to the blog. Read his older posts here. General Motors, Chrysler, and Toyota have been dominating...