Monthly Archives: April 2006
Lean Factory Design Part 3
I've been posting a few comments on factory design (Part 1 and Part 2). Here a final, but important, comment on what people do...
Lean Factory Design Part 2
I've been posting a few comments on factory design. See Part 1 here. Here are a few more comments on what people do wrong...
Conn-Selmer still on Strike
WNDU-TV: News Story: Conn-Selmer cuts pay and benefits of employees on strike - April 07, 2006It's been more than two weeks, but the Conn-Selmer...
The Future of Auto Suppliers
by Jamie FlinchbaughFor those not paying close attention, billionaire and industry-fixer-upper guy Wilber Ross has been on the prowl for struggling auto supply assets....
Lean Factory Design Part 1
I did some of my long-ago masters thesis work on factory design (you can read a rather dated article on the topic here). I've...
Handoffs = Errors
I saw a perfect illustration this morning of how unnecessary handoffs in a process can lead to errors. I visited a local coffee...
MD’s "Passive Aggressive" with Standard Practices
USATODAY.com - 'Wrong site' surgeries on the riseIt's supposed to be a standard practice, since 2004, for preventing "wrong site surgeries" -- placing a...
Toyota touts impact on U.S. in billboards
Seattle Post-Intelligencer ArticleI think it's great that Toyota is investing in the U.S. and creating jobs here. That's obviously a huge plus for...
China Show on Discovery HD
Discovery HD Theater :: Episode :: Getting RichFor those with HDTV, a show tonight that focuses on China and the rise of the manufacturing...
Tax Day and Leveling
So it's almost tax day, April 17th this year. In a way, it's an ultimate batch process, everybody having their returns due the...
How You Treat People…
CEOs say how you treat a waiter can predict a lot about character
I bet there is a corollary, I'll propose it:
"Blogger says how CEO's...
Some Different Definitions
Answer Girl: Poka-yokeThanks to Tom for pointing this out to me. It's a definition of the lean term "poka -yoke" written by someone...
