Monthly Archives: June 2007
"Detroit is looking for a foreign villain"
'Face of Toyota' Steps Up At a Delicate Time - WSJ.com:I'm surprised that Jim Press, about to be elected to Toyota's board, would be...
Toyota Slowing Down U.S. Plant Expansion?
Report: Toyota May Slow US Plant Builds: Financial News - Yahoo! FinanceWSJ article: REDUCED SPEED Toyota's New U.S. Plan: Stop Building FactoriesToyota is...
“Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System” Summary
Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System -- HBS Working Knowledge
Here is a summary of the famous Spear/Bowen article on Toyota's "DNA." If...
Psychology & Lean
By Mike LopezExtraversion or introversion. How do those personality traits figure into a Lean implementation? I have seen very event driven implementations of Lean....
Updated: China’s Manufacturing Reputation
As More Toys Are Recalled, Trail Ends in China - New York TimesPet food, toothpaste, childrens' toys.... (oh and let's not forget the recent...
What Would You Ask the UAW?
For UAW Chief, a Bid To Forestall 'Waterloo' - WSJ.comThe UAW leader for the U.S., Ron Gettelfinger was featured in today's Wall Street Journal....
Lean, No Wait ER’s
U.S. hospitals try to pick up the ER pace
You might have seen this sad case of a fatally broken ER on the news over...
Submit Questions for Upcoming Podcasts
I'm recording a few podcasts in the coming weeks and would love to include your questions.You can email me using the link in the...
Jim Baran on Value Stream Leadership and Lean Careers [Podcast]
LeanBlog Podcast #27 is the second part of two with Jim Baran, the Owner of Value Stream Leadership, a leading recruiting firm that specializes...
GM Does Teach Kaizen in the Standard Work Class
Detroit Free Press ForumsIn my previous post, I questioned if GM was teaching true "Standard Work" to reporters who came to their training center...
Toyota’s Convis Retires
Georgetown News-Graphic: NewsThis was already announced, so maybe his retirement has just now taken effect, Gary Convis, the former leader of the Toyota Georgetown...
Updated: GM Shows "Standard Work" to Journalists?
GM teaches writers to build it right each timeUpdated: GM *does* do some kaizen in the classWhat we call Lean or TPS, they...
