Monthly Archives: July 2005
More Whining About Not Being Able to Pass Along Costs
JS Online: Manufacturing outlook dips, but index is still strong:When I saw this headline (also a WSJ article today), I expected to read something...
Want to complain about Dell? Forget it
The RegisterThis isn't really a "lean" story, but the idea of customer focus strikes me here. As a company, how do you handle things...
Toyota Runs Low on Expertise To Power Global Push
WSJ.com - Requires SubscriptionAs Toyota grows, they are struggling with finding/keeping enough people who truly understand TPS tools and the Toyota Way.I'll try to...
‘Lean’ manufacturing tested at local (NC) company
The Kinston Free PressHere is a nice little local story about a small (26 employees) company that started with lean (sounds like they did...
Toyota’s Chief Bets on Hybrids, Squeezing Rivals
WSJ.com - Requires Subscription:In an article that talks about Toyota's lead (along with Honda) in hybrid vehicles, Toyota's new President references Kaizen."Mr. Watanabe said...
Why are you wasting time at work?
Marshall Loeb's Daily Money Tip - General News - Personal FinanceFirst off, are you reading this at work? ;-)This has been in the...
Acheiving Basic Stability Before One-Piece Flow
EMS ConsultingHere is another newsletter article from EMS Consulting and Darren Dolcemascolo, a friend of this blog.His article reminds me of my days at...
Can Infosys do a Toyota ?
Management & Marketing:Since we were talking about "lean software" yesterday.... I'm not an expert on Toyota history so I can't validate every assumption made...
Updated: The Talent Behind ‘China Inc.’
Free Career Journal Link -- new link for July 12This article talks about Chinese manufacturing companies not in the context of cheap...
Lean Software Development: differentiating push- and pull-based development
Steve Hebert's Development BlogKeeping with the lean software theme, here is another in-depth post with references to other lean software websites, articles, and whitepapers....
Lean Software Development Overview
Darrell Norton's Blog We've had "lean healthcare day" before, maybe today is "lean software day." A recent visitor to this blog is a software...
Andy & Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean Journey
Productivity PressI've mentioned this lean "business novel" before. I'm linking to this ad for the book because I was quoted in an email marketing...
