IndustryWeek : Lean Health Care? It Works! Here is a piece from 2003, still incredibly relevant. There is a great story of how lean methods, implemented properly, are good for all stakeholders — the patients, doctors, other employees, and the…
I’d like to welcome our latest Lean Blog contributor, Bill Hanover (his first post is here). Bill has been a frequent participant with the blog, posting many comments about articles and sharing many emails with me about lean. A little…
Workers contribute to bottom line | Chicago Tribune This is a great example of how a $2.5M revenue company (Flexible Steel Lacing Co, outside of Chicago) can “do lean right” while huge companies struggle and forget the human element. Some…
By Bill Hanover, ThroughPut Solutions With seven children and two adults all living in the same house we have found that applying a little Lean here and there has made our lives together a lot more enjoyable. Our laundry room…
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’s head of purchasing, Bo Andersson: “Andersson’s cost-cutting zeal has apparently filtered down to his…
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 after his 60 Minutes appearance. GM is going to build the new Camaro after…
Low morale linked to management, not money Is this from the “well duh” category? The article is short and basically a press release, so I’ll put the full text below: A Chicago outplacement consulting firm says the main cause of…
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 have moved overseas. That’s not really onshoring, it’s just preventing offshoring. This article from The Manufacturer…
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 their ticker symbol on Wall Street from HDI to HOG. Read the press release here. How…
U.S. airlines raise fares by up to $10 each way Here is some rare honesty in the discussion about how prices are set. Normally, an article or company would claim that “due to cost increases” (due to oil, etc.) that…
Years ago, an article in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers magazine made an argument I’ve never quite let go of. The author, Geoffrey Mika, set out to debunk the idea that Lean plus Six Sigma adds up to one thing…
JS Online:Toyota’s relationship with vendors is an important link in its success Here is a really nice column written by the CEO of a Harley Davidson supplier who sings the praises of Toyota’s model of supply chain cooperation. This is…
