Monthly Archives: August 2005
Toyota Production System Steers JAL Group Cargo Operations at Narita
news - Toyota Production System Steers JAL Group Cargo Operations at Narita:
Here is a nice adaptation of lean and TPS to a non-manufacturing...
Is Cessna Being Lean?
Wichita Eagle | 08/21/2005 | Cessna works to streamline supply chain, reduce costsNow, this is just a single article, and reporters often misunderstand things...
Article about Delphi and Lean
Kokomo Tribune Online:
"Guggina said Delphi implemented lean manufacturing in the early 1990s. The company's standardized approach is now known as the Delphi Manufacturing...
Make way for megaships — Bigger Batches!
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | BusinessWhen reading this article, I kept thinking about the trend toward bigger batches with shipping...
No Experience Required?
Evolving Excellence -- Inbreeding is killing 'em
Here is a good post from the Superfactory Evolving Excellence Blog. Is the auto industry worse than...
Energy prices pose dangers to manufacturing sector
Reuters Business Channel | Reuters.com:
Another example on the theme of costs and prices
"International competition may limit manufacturing companies' ability to pass on higher...
Local firms are squeezed by gas prices
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- San Diego: This story is from California, but I've also seen it in the local news. I've...
Toyota on Supplier Relations, An Illustration of Many Toyota Way Principles
EV World: The World of Electric, Plug-in Hybrid, Fuel Cell and Alternative Fuel Vehicles:This article features Jim Press, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. President...
Chinese Oil workers trade in marriages for a job
My Way NewsWhen you're outsourcing jobs to China, are you intending to support a culture/economy that allows this type of thing? I'm just asking.Former...
The State of Lean Healthcare: Critical Mass is Building
Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing thoughts | Gemba Panta Rei
The blog at gemba.com is always very thoughtfully done. This links to a writeup they...
Skilled workers essential for Lean Plants
Skilled workers essential - The Clarion-LedgerI never bought the argument, laid out last month by the president of the Canadian Auto Parts Manufacturers' Association...
Taking A Page From Toyota’s Playbook: Indian IT
Business WeekThis is a good article talking about how a leading Indian IT outsourcing company, Wipro, is adopting the principles of Toyota and the...
