Seth’s Blog: In search of better Seth Godin asks if we should try to make processes better or “different.” It makes me think back to this morning’s WSJ article comparing the upcoming Toyota San Antonio plant with the existing (and…
Author urges companies to learn Toyota Way Jeffrey Liker likes lean. The Ann Arbor newspaper wrote about it. More good general promotion of lean to the general public, a good message to get out. Have you told a friend or…
It is fascinating to see how broadly people are studying lean. Here is an example given by innovation and management guru Gary Hamel. He was giving an interview on management innovation and here is what he said about TPS: Could…
San Antonio: a blueprint to lure Toyota – Triad – MSNBC.com: An article about how San Antonio and Texas lured the soon-to-open Toyota plant, with 20 years of relationship building. “‘Toyota spends a lot more time developing people,’ Hall said.…
Event Registration (EVENT: 22786)Here is the archive of the Industry Week webcast from last week featuring Jeff Liker, author of The Toyota Way. You have to register through Industry Week, but they will let you download the slides. “Siren Song”…
I know not everybody has access to the Wall Street Journal, but there is so much good stuff in there. A good thing to remember, usually about a day after major articles are in the WSJ, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette…
WSJ.com – Russian Car Maker Comes Under Sway Of Old Pal of Putin As a typical American lean person, you might have challenges at work. But at least you aren’t under threat of being nationalized or taken over by the…
Here is a report from The Manufacturer’s recent lean conference in Boston, MA. Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org The RSS feed content you are reading is copyrighted by the author, Mark Graban. , , , on…
globeandmail.com : KODIAK COMES HOME At first glance, this looks like a heartwarming story of a Canadian manufacturer that “came home” after bouncing around different Asian countries most of the past decade. “For the first time in six years, Kodiak…
Honda plans new Midwest auto plant More on Honda. Interesting strategy here. Where most companies try to be cheap and hire the lowest-cost employees possible, Honda is looking to do the opposite, in a way: “David Cole, president of the…
Curious Cat Management Improvement: Problems Caused by Performance Appraisal Here’s a good post on the Curious Cat blog on the problems with performance appraisal systems. I’ve seen, generally, more problems caused by these systems than the good that comes from…
WSJ.com – Work & Family Free version of Article Another good article in the WSJ that brings up lean concepts, without mentioning lean. This time, it’s focused on overworked employees in areas like consulting and finance. A lot of times,…
