Monthly Archives: January 2007
Mulally on Visiting "The Master"
Mulally: Visit to Toyota wasn't overture to competitorI don't disagree, but isn't it a bit shocking to hear this from the head of...
Nice Mention of Some Lean Blogs
PI - Process Improvement, Quarterly Update - Fall 2006Above is a nice mention of the...
Hiding Defects in the Ceiling
USA's only breast implant factory adjusts to silicone approval (USA Today)First off, shame on the journalist for using the "everything is bigger in Texas"...
Toyota Company History
via Shmula.comPeter's blog has reprinted an official Toyota company history on his website. Some of the numbers are outdated, but the text of...
Lean Student Paper Contest – Win $$$
By Jamie FlinchbaughOK, maybe not $$$, but you can win $500. As some of you may know, I am passionate about education. Here's a...
Problem Solving Example
Are you working on the True Problem?Lean Blogger David Meier tipped me off to this interesting post about root cause problem solving, an example...
Toyota Roundup
A few articles about Toyota from the past week:Toyota boss let the customer drive (Globe and Mail)This was an interview with the outgoing President...
Respect in Retail Roundup (Wal-Mart and Home Despot)
Forbes Article on Wal-Mart Here is a decidedly pro-Wal-Mart article ("the fair and balanced Lean Blog") in a follow up to this post about...
"Learning to Lean" Newsletter
Main Page -- January 2007One of the lean newsletters I subscribe to is the "Learning to Lean" newsletter by Darren Dolcemascolo from EMS Consulting....
Lean Challenge Response: Bill Hanover
Here is a response to the Lean Challenge contest entry (click here to read the situation submitted by Rich, a blog reader). Click...
The Excitement of Starting with Lean
One thing I love about doing consulting work is that you get to see people go through the early excitement of learning about lean...
Signs are Not Error Proofing: Electrical Circuit Breaker Edition
I saw this at a hospital lab last year, a great example of true error proofing vs. just putting up warning signs. "Cautions" and...
