Monthly Archives: March 2007
Question to Readers: Where should I go to learn supply chain management?
By Mike LopezA question for readers: Which short courses or classes in manufacturing or supply chain management would you recommend? Who has the best...
The Autonomation-Mobile?
Here is the YouTube video of a curious Toyota ad. You might know that the phrase "autonomation" comes from Toyota and means "automation with...
A Lean Guy Reads the WSJ
Gourmet Coffee Becomes The Latest Office Perk - WSJ.comHere's another installment of "A lean guy reads the Wall Street Journal." It's fun sometimes...
New Job Posting
Process Improvement Manager / Lean LeaderWe're still experimenting with people posting jobs on the LeanBlog Message Board. There's a new job posted, click...
Getting the Right Things Done
IndustryWeek : How To Practice Hoshin KanriHere is a summary of a book published recently by the LEI. I recorded a podcast interview...
"Sum" or "Some"??
I saw this great phrase the other day, it's eventually going to end up in a white paper I authored (with some ghostwriter/editor help)...
Going Out Through the "Open Door"
Kent Blumberg: Open door policies that workHere's another interesting take on the practice of managers going to the Gemba. Kent writes about why...
BBC Radio Program on Lean Hospitals
BBC - Radio 4 - In BusinessCOMING MID 2008, A NEW BOOK ON LEAN HEALTHCARE - "Lean Hospitals: Improving Patient Safety, Quality, and Employee...
Understanding Lean: Differentiating Real Lean from ‘L.A.M.E.’ Practices
Many of the "anti-lean" stories I hear sound like descriptions of situations or methods that I would hardly describe as "Lean." There are many...
Newsflash! Respecting workers = better results!
By Dan MarkovitzYesterday's Wall Street Journal ran an article explaining that employees are more likely to embrace changes when they're fully informed of the...
How About Partnership Instead?
New Detroit Woe: Makers of Parts Won't Cut Prices - WSJ.comWah, the latest complaint from the "Detroit Three" (formerly known as the "Big Three")...
"Lean accounting is part of the management problem"?
Manufacturing Engineering December 2006I was sent the link to this article by Professor Thomas Johnson, noted author of books including Profit Beyond Measure. ...
