SAP Acquires Lean Software Developer on Managing Automation Lean software provider Factory Logic, based in Austin TX, has been purchased by powerhouse SAP (who had been an investor in recent years). Rumor has it that the purchasing price was less…
GreenPrint’s green prince A core component of Lean thinking is the reduction or elimination of waste. Waste is sometimes defined as anything beyond the bare minimum that’s required to accomplish a task or goal. For a long time, I’ve noticed…
NBA NOTES: Stern says NBA dropped ball A key aspect of the Lean Manufacturing mindset is involving and empowering your employees. This is necessary whether you’re working on lean in factories, hospitals, or any sort of environment. Many companies say…
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Evolving Excellence: If We Weren’t All Crazy, We’d Go Insane Bill Waddell hasn’t been blogging much lately, but he hits the nail right on the head, talking about an article about American prison labor — yup, that’s right manufacturing businesses…
Olevia opens U.S. LCD and LCos Assembly Plant at Digital Pipeline I was reading an article in the NY Times today about a downturn in manufacturing orders. What shocked me was the photo that accompanied the article. The caption showed…
As Auto Prosperity Shifts South, Two Towns Offer a Study in Contrasts – New York Times Here’s a free Detroit News version of the article. My hometown, Livonia, Michigan is hurting with the prolonged slump in the auto industry. I…
Phoenix: Pizzeria Bianco – Traveler Reviews – Pizzeria Bianco…Very Stressful.. – TripAdvisor I wrote the other day about the wonderful high quality food at Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix. I looked at some reviews online and some people are very unhappy…
Chrysler’s OT shifts baffle analysts It’s “waste of overproduction” day on the Lean Blog. Here is an article about Chrysler, where analysts are baffled because they are cranking out vehicles on OVERTIME shifts while sales are falling and inventories are…
Via Google News Archive Auto incentives… bribing people to buy the car they didn’t exactly want, but you built anyway. “As part of General Motors’ new brand strategy, the company will avoid rebates and other one-time discounts…” The punchline —…
Update 12/17: Click here for part 2 of the Womack podcast. LeanBlog Podcast #12 brings us a special guest, James P. Womack of the Lean Enterprise Institute, the author of many books, including the classic (published 10 years ago) Lean…
I’ve been reading the book Managing The Professional Service Firm by David Maister, which is targeted toward the management of professional firms: consulting, law, and finance for example. But, he has a concept that should resonate for any business: “Quality…
