Monthly Archives: August 2006
A Speech by Toyota’s Gary Convis
"Toyota's Globalization Takes Shape through the Camry"The link above the full text of a speech by Gary Convis, who I really admire as a...
Lean Health Care? It Works! (Still)
IndustryWeek : Lean Health Care? It Works!Here is a piece from 2003, still incredibly relevant. There is a great story of how lean...
Welcome Bill Hanover
I'd like to welcome our latest Lean Blog contributor, Bill Hanover (his first post is here). Bill has been a frequent participant with...
Great Little Lean Company
Workers contribute to bottom line | Chicago TribuneThis is a great example of how a $2.5M revenue company (Flexible Steel Lacing Co, outside of...
KanBan vs. "The Pile" – Lean in the Laundry Room
By Bill Hanover, ThroughPut SolutionsWith seven children and two adults all living in the same house we have found that applying a little Lean...
Bad Habits for the Next Generation
Like Father, Like Daughter - 08/12/06 - The Detroit News Online (scroll down for this item)Here is a story that made me cringe about...
GM: Not Braindead, Just Slow
Camaro Homecoming - 08/11/06 - The Detroit News Online
Yahoo News Photo
So GM and Rick Wagoner aren't "braindead" after all, as we might have suspected...
Management Causes Poor Morale
Low morale linked to management, not moneyIs this from the "well duh" category? The article is short and basically a press release, so...
Onshoring
Onshoring may not be the counter-argument to offshoring, particularly since most of the cases are just KEEPING work in the US when it could...
Customer Focus?
Here's some not-so-interesting news that I believe indicates not being focused on the customer and the subsequent focus on waste elimination. Harley-Davidson is changing...
Some Honesty in Pricing for Once
U.S. airlines raise fares by up to $10 each wayHere is some rare honesty in the discussion about how prices are set. Normally,...
Lean Sigma is Like a “Catoodle?”
See this article:
Society of Manufacturing Engineers: "Quality Scan: Six Sigma Isn't Lean"
The SME author, Geoffrey Mika, makes an attempt to debunk the idea that...
