Monthly Archives: August 2006
1000 Posts
Jamie prompted me that we were reaching a milestone on the Lean Blog. This little post here is #1000 since I started this...
Exploring the Principles of ‘The Toyota Way’ and Lean Leadership: Insights from Dr. Jeffrey...
Here is the third LeanBlog Podcast, featuring Dr. Jeffrey Liker, Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineerring at the University of Michigan. Dr. Liker is...
Labor Woes – Just Not the Kind You Think
When people talk about labor, they often focus on unions, disengaged employees and high wages. But there is a much bigger problem facing manufacturers...
Toyota to Go Slower for Quality
WSJ.com - Toyota May Delay New Models To Address Rising Quality IssuesI haven't found a free version of this article yet. Here is...
Tour a Lean Hospital with AME
AME - The Association For Manufacturing ExcellenceLooks like a great event that AME is running up in Seattle.Virginia Mason has a great reputation as...
Six Sigma is more popular than Lean
Google Trends: lean manufacturing, six sigmaMore fun with "Google Trends." Six Sigma (red line) is a much more popular search term in Google...
Shingo Recognizes Lean Bombs
Sandia's neutron generator production wins Shingo Prize - New Mexico Business Weekly:I'm surprised that the U.S. government would spent time and energy trying to...
Two Sides to Every Story
Lean Blog: Companies Use Lean to Offset Cost Increases
I posted last year about an Industry Week article about a company called Esselte.
It sounded like...
It’s Not the Formula that Matters
Kanban Calculation at Lean Sigma Supply ChainThe "Lean Sigma Supply Chain" blog has a post about the multiple variations of kanban formulas, the blogger...
In Toyota-Land
The Hindu Business Line : In Toyota land
Here is an article written by an Indian who visited Toyota City in Japan. The cars seen...
Upcoming Lean/Agile Software Interview
shmula ยป Interview with Mary PoppendieckI know many of you are interested in lean/agile software development and that's not always a topic that...
Upcoming Podcast: Jeffrey Liker
Exciting news, I'm going to record a LeanBlog Podcast interview with Dr. Jeffrey Liker, of the University of Michigan and "The Toyota Way" fame....
