Monthly Archives: February 2007
Eric Christiansen on Being CEO of a Deming Company – LeanBlog Podcast #18
Here is Episode #18 of the LeanBlog Podcast. My guest today is Eric Christiansen, the President of a translation services company, OmniLingua (more can...
NY Times Magazine on Toyota — Part 1
From 0 to 60 to World Domination - New York Times
From yesterday's New York Times Magazine, this is a very long, meaty article about...
Ford must copy Toyota, which copied Ford
Detroit Free Press CommentaryExcellent commentary here from columnist Tom Walsh. He says, in part: GM and Ford butchered the lean-production system in subsequent...
Reminded of Tom Peters – Big, Slow, Dopey Companies
GM in early talks to buy Chrysler: source - Yahoo! News
I'm reminded of hearing Tom Peters ask once:
"What do you expect when one big,...
Teaching the Toyota Way
The 'Toyota Way' Is Translated for a New Generation of Foreign Managers - New York TimesHere's a very good article from the NY Times,...
Defining Defects
Flawless products no one wantsThis was sent by my old colleague Darren, a lean guy from Phoenix. He didn't add any commentary, but...
"Good Paying Jobs" for Michigan?
Visteon to build local plantNot sure if I understand my home state's strategy here, as the governor says:"The company's investment in Highland Park will...
Paranoid Dangers of Lean
SurvivalBlog.comClick on the link above if you, ahem, want to read about how "just in time" inventory is jeopardizing us all (warning: major...
"Sheepwalking"
Seth's Blog: SheepwalkingExcellent reading from Seth Godin. If we're a lean organization, we don't want a bunch of "Sheepwalkers" hanging around.Seth defines it...
Kaizen or "Greedy"?
Toyota sweats U.S. labor costsAnother article about the report that was taken from a Toyota computer, this time focused on Toyota's concerns about rising...
Dell Hires Lean Guy From Selectron
ARNnet - Dell hires Solectron CEO, forms operations groupA frequent theme of mine is that Dell should not be lumped into the category of...
Scapegoating Toyota?
Toyota fears U.S. backlash over gains (Detroit Free Press article)
I tend to fall on the side of those who think the "Detroit Three" are...
