Monthly Archives: April 2005
How American Leather Reinvented the Upholstery Business
Virginia Postrel Article (NY Times article Feb 2005)
Here is a great example of a company using lean to compete in the furniture industry, where most...
Adam Smith an Early "Lean Thinker"?
Quotes from Adam Smith - Adam Smith Institute:
"Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer...
Workbooks on Lean Material Handling and Pull Production Win Shingo Prizes
Lean Enterprise Institute
Congratulations to the LEI authors. I've used "Making Materials Flow" in factory settings and found that it gives a very structured...
Who is Visiting? Have Any Feedback on This Blog?
Hello, reader. Thanks for visiting my Lean Blog! If you'd like to share anything about your background and/or interest in lean, please leave comment,...
The Dynamics of Lean Implementation and Transformation
Article LinkMain SME Lean LinkThe Society for Manufacturing Engineers puts out a noteworthy "lean directions" newsletter from time to time and there are many...
Honda Profits from Soybeans
I'm not sure if you can strictly call this "lean", but I like this example of creative thinking on Honda's part. It certainly illustrates...
Feature Article – Oh, What A Company! – 03/05
Autofieldguide.comHere is a very long article (set of articles, really) on Toyota and TPS. It includes thoughts from Taiichi Ohno, Fujio Cho, and Gary...
Subtle Shifts in the 7 Wastes of Lean
Gemba Research - Blog
A new article from the excellent blog at Gemba Research's web site, talking about the Toyota 7 (8? 9? 10?) Wastes....
Wanted: Inspired Leaders, Engaged Employees
IndustryWeek : Editor's Page:A recent Conference Board survey shows: * 40% of workers feel disconnected from their employers. * two...
New Balance Shoes Uses Lean
Kennebec (ME) Journal
Here is a case study of New Balance Shoes and their lean efforts. It certainly sounds like they have been able...
Wal-Mart CEO "Forced" to Source Globally?
I'm currently reading a fascinating and eye opening book, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman,...
Waste/Muda in Phone Prompt Systems
No link to an article here, but I had to comment on a process that almost always has teh same form of waste --...
