Monthly Archives: March 2007
More NPR Stories about Toyota
by Mike LopezYesterday and today, NPR's Morning Edition had two short stories about Toyota. Yesterday, they highlighted the Georgetown Plant. Listen Here.Today's story was...
How Toyota Can Save Your Life… At the Hospital
ChangeThis :: How Toyota Can Save Your Life...At the Hospital
The page linked to above (link now dead) has an essay I was invited to...
Lean Accounting Webcast Today, March 7
Real Numbers through Lean Accounting... The evolution of accounting in support of "lean" operationsThis webcast is not free ($79) but might be worth checking...
Old Gilbreth Studies in Health Care
The following comes from Jeff, a Lean Blog reader from Vermont:------------------------------------Love the blog...I look/read every day. Keep up the good work!You may have...
Why You Can Never Be Satisfied
Desperate to Cut Costs, Ford Gets Union's Help - WSJ.comHere's an example of why you can never be satisfied. A key to Toyota's...
Toyota’s Training Center
Toyota University Opens Admissions to Outsiders - WSJ.com
The headline is a bit misleading, it should say "Toyota Opens, Then Closes Admissions to Outsiders." The...
More Lean Q&A
Here is the final installment of the lean Q&A, but if you have more questions, please feel free to comment here and I'll post...
Creativity before Capital
Want to stop disease from spreading? Open a window - Yahoo! NewsWhat works best for stopping the spread of disease in a hospital?Negative pressure...
USPS: Not the Right Root Cause
Star-Telegram | 03/01/2007 | Long time, no see: Post offices hide their clocks
I can only imagine the discussion behind this move by the US...
China or Mexico? Is Lean an Alternative?
Winding Road » Archive » Japan Report: Toyota To Build 8th Plant In MS, But We Hear No. 9 Is Already In...
What you Learn by Just Observing
Recently, I spent a few days doing some current state assessment work with a healthcare billing environment. I spent my time shadowing employees,...
