Milpitas Post – Local I saw the plant on Friday, it was pretty cool. Some excerpts from my visit notes are below, I should be posting the whole thing soon: Before entering the Gemba, you walk past a “Simulated Work…
Evolving Excellence I’ve linked to them before, but there are a couple of excellent posts on the Superfactory Evolving Excellence Blog. Check them out! Thanks Cliff mentions the Travel Channel show “Made In America.” I agree, although the show is…
This is at the Terminal B baggage claim at DFW airport. There are three lights. And two signs. You tell me, which sign corresponds with which light? The baggage claim was already going, when the light on the right went…
This is an interesting article around the coming demographic shift in manufacturing, and the expected overall decrease in manufacturing workforce. A “Just-in-Time” workforce is suggested as a possible solution to fill the void. There’s no direct correlation in the article,…
I’m getting a chance to tour the NUMMI plant in Fremont CA, the joint venture between Toyota and General Motors. I’m very excited about it and will post some thoughts over the weekend. Anybody already been there and have perspectives…
Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing thoughts | Gemba Panta Rei Wow, on Womack and Delphi, this blogger didn’t pull any punches. Jon Miller says, basically, “Who cares how nice the factories look, how “lean” they look, if the business is failing?”…
Reassembling Delphi: CEO aims to repair auto business This was in Monday’s WSJ, but this is a free version. As a follow up to Luke’s post on Delphi, here is an interview with CEO Steve Miller, who recently renounced his…
AP Article Here’s one for anyone who would accuse me of only reporting good things about Toyota. They aren’t perfect, but I assume they would admit that. From today’s WSJ: Japan’s largest car maker in sales has long had a…
Weigh In – weighin – CIO I was pleasantly surprised that this was in CIO Magazine, which is mainly about IT topics. Not a bad article on change management and leadership within TPS Please check out my main blog page…
WSJ.com – Cubicle Culture Free version of article I always wonder if I should post links to WSJ articles, since I know not everybody has a $$ online subscription. But, I bet your boss reads it (or someone up “above”…
The link above is to an e-newsletter from Jim Womack. In this newsletter, Womack comments on his experience and observations at Delphi facilities stating, “I have walked through dozens of Delphi facilities in many countries and in my recent walks…
WSJ.com – In a Dizzying World, One Way to Keep Up: Renting Possessions Monday’s WSJ had an article about the trend of people “renting” possessions, a concept that is explored in the book “Lean Solutions”. The idea being that people…
