Another month has rolled by whch means Assembly Magazine has released another excellent issue of their magazine, of which I am very pleased to contribute. This month, in my Leading Lean column, I tackle the issue of “convincing” those around…
NPR : Pay Helps Keep Workers at Western Burger Chain You should listen to this NPR story online, about the fast food chain In-N-Out. I’m not much into fast food burgers, but when I lived in Phoenix, I loved In-N-Out.…
I can’t think of an industry that could use lean or “process thinking” any more than the home contractor industry (ok, well maybe healthcare). I’m currently having a gas grill bricked in out on my back patio and I’ve been…
TPS – Lean Manufacturing Assessment Article Our friend and sometimes blogger Bill Hanover was writing this for the blog, but decided it was too long. It’s his overview of good practices for having consultants do a “Lean Assessment” with your…
Healthcare Efficiency: Lean and Mean Here is a short blog piece on the American Society for Quality website, written by a doctor. It’s positive about lean, which makes me cringe at the ole’ “Lean and Mean” title. I presume that…
Burt’s Bees Selects i2 Solutions to Streamline the Supply Chain for Lean Manufacturing Another “Siren Song” in the world of manufacturing software. Once again, it’s i2 Technologies claiming their software is “Built on the principles of lean manufacturing and constraint-based…
Art of Lean Files Art Smalley, author and lean consultant, has an excellent website with a lot of files and resources to download. I downloaded and read a very interesting article about the Training Within Industry (TWI) program, written by…
I saw the phrase in the title of this post on a BFI bin for recycling pop cans. I believe BFI was purchased by Allied Waste Industries 6 or 7 years ago. The bins certainly appear to be at least…
IndustryWeek : China’s Lean JourneyHere’s an eye-opening piece from “ ” online. I’ve heard similar reports from a number of people now, including a friend of the blog who will hopefully be contributing to the Blog or Podcast on this…
Message Board Direct Link Update July 2010 – I’ve shut this board down, see my blog post about this. This is something I’ve wanted to try for a while — a LeanBlog Message Board at www.leanboard.org. If you’re not familiar,…
Here is an archived webinar with Jim Womack and John Shook, brought to us by the Lean Enterprise Institute, titled “Lean Management and the Role of Lean Leadership.” Here is a link to a text Q&A that Womack did with…
