Month June 2006

Rental Car Return Waste

I observed this at a mid-size city airport yesterday. I think it goes to show that lean concepts aren’t common sense and it illustrates how something simple could dramatically improve a customer experience. At this airport, National car rental’s return…

The Waste of Overproduction

by Jamie Flinchbaugh Any growth story is eventually met wth an industry wide waste of overproduction, or glut of capacity. When this happens, plants have to shutter, jobs are lost and there is tremendous upheavel and angst in dealing with…