Monthly Archives: October 2006
Another Small Private Company Succeeds with Lean
Century Furniture is beating the odds (and so can you!):Why are all of the great lean success stories coming from small, private companies you've...
Should Uncle Sam Help Domestic Manufacturers?
USNews.com: Opinion: Capital Commerce: : Should Uncle Sam Help Domestic Manufacturers?Here's a US News & World Report online piece that mentions our lean friend...
Dare to Share Something Positive
Let's start the week on a positive note.... to borrow a phrase from the Yahoo Group "Healthcare Management Engineers, let's "dare to share."What's something...
Is Jack Welch a Turkey?
"Welch spreads business gospel from MIT pulpit"
Jack Welch himself sure seems like the turkey with comments like this:
"Don't fall in love with your workers,"...
A Lean Challenge in Canada
"Lean and mean might not be enough"Here's yet another article about lean with the "Lean and mean" headline. As you know if you're...
The Need for PM at Home
I flew home from Chicago last night and my flight, as most others, was about 4 hours late (I presume due to wind, as...
You are here! The importance of the current state
First, if you've read The Hitchhiker 's Guide to Lean, you will know that we believe the entire concept of deeply understanding our current...
Lean, Batch Sizes, and Equipment Selection
This has always been a problem in the manufacturing world -- companies selecting equipment that is "biggest, fastest, and cheapest" (or at least "cheapest"...
Error Proofing Instrument Sterilization
I saw this last week when doing some lean assessment work with a hospital Operating Room and support services. One of the main...
Unknowable Numbers and the Absurd
Infor Launches ERP XA MES Suite for Lean ManufacturingThis article talks about software for lean manufacturing environments, an idea that could be debated on...
Limiting Customer Options = Bigger Profit?
The Prix Fixe Is In - WSJ.com:Interesting article about the fine dining industry in the WSJ last week. A few ideas reminded me...
IndustryMonth?
thefabricator.com's Blog : What's Going on in Manufacturing?
This blog mentions the same content that Jamie commented on, IndustryWeek magazine's survey of what improvement methods...
