Monthly Archives: June 2006
Update on the SME/AME/Shingo Lean Certification
I got an update today from the people who are coordinating the joint standardized Lean Certification Program. This is being developed by the...
Ugly Doesn’t Cost Any Less to Build
By Mark Edmonson, Lean AffiliatesMark Graban's post earlier today "Lean Isn't about 'Productivity" and "Quality'" was inspired writing. I couldn't agree more...Marketing and Product...
"Doctors Must Wash Hands Before…"
Study: Doctors Don't Wash Hands Enough
Over the weekend, in a trade publication, I read yet another survey about MD's (especially surgeons) not washing their...
Lean Isn’t about "Productivity" and "Quality"
Did I get your attention? OK, it was a misleading headline, sort of. Certainly, productivity and quality are important, as are safety and on-time...
U.S. and Mexico Manufacturing Wages
Interesting statistic in the local paper, courtesy of the "Harper's Index."6:1 average manufacturing wage in the U.S. to that in Mexico...
Get Inspired: A Collection of the Best Lean Quotes to Energize Your Journey
A popular search term for people coming to the blog is "lean manufacturing quotes." I'm not real big on using quotes and don't have...
Everyday Funny, I mean Lean
Following up our series and contest on "Everyday Lean", I received a very funny email from my old friend, grad school classmate, fellow lean...
Postcards from Raytheon
Thanks to Bill Waddell for sending me this. Apparently, he requested the now-infamous "Unwritten Rules" book that was plagarized (or plagiarized, as I've...
Software Siren Songs in Healthcare
Monongahela Valley Hospital Integrates Automatic Tracking in Emergency Department to Enhance Patient Experience; Busy ED Uses Wireless Technology to Reduce Average Patient Visit LengthWhere...
A Washington DC Lean Tour: Part 4 — Early Manufacturing
Continuing on the tour (click here for previous stops), we step back into the National Museum of American History, where they had some fantastic...
Jim Press "one step below" Toyota’s Board
MercuryNews.com | 06/04/2006 | Toyota N. America marks a milestoneHere is another article about Toyota's Jim Press, who along with Gary Convis, represents Americans...
Harbour Headlines Hurt (or Help)
I don't think it's worth too much time commenting on the Harbour report, but check out these conflicting headlines! These are all from...
