Monthly Archives: July 2007
Survey Blames Blame for Lean Struggles
The LEI is out with their annual survey (pdf) about our ongoing struggles implementing Lean, with articles (reprinting the press release) and blog posts...
Comments of the Week
If you're reading via RSS, that's great, I support free full-text RSS feeds for my readers (over 800 now via RSS, compared to about...
The JIT Sky Didn’t Fall
Forbes.com - Partial Production to Start TuesdayReuters Article - Toyota to Resume Full Production WednesdayWhat do the Chicken Littles at the WSJ have to...
My New (Additional) Blog on MBT.com
The magazine "Manufacturing Business Technology" (from Reed Publications) is launching their new website today. I'd invite you check them out at www.mbtmag.com.For their...
Changing the Culture at Ford
At Ford, the 'Outsider' Is Optimistic - WSJ.comThere's an interview with Ford CEO Alan Mulally today, we've featured him before on the blog (click...
Coffee Topics for Your Sunday Coffee
Starbucks Gossip: Is another price increase in the works at Starbucks?One of the random blogs in my blog reader is Starbucks Gossip. I'm...
SME Lean Yearbook 2007
Link to Purchase on SME.orgI was very honored to be asked to write an essay/case study on lean healthcare for the Society of Manufacturing...
Not Respecting the Front Line Workers
Road Commission under fire - mlive.com:One of the two pillars of the Toyota Production System is "respect for people." It's a shame that...
Computers, Backups, and Risk
So we talked earlier about risk and manufacturing. What about risk and PC's? If you "single source" your data on a single PC or...
Updated: Step 1 Earthquake, Step 2 JIT Bashing
A Key Strategy of Japan's Car Makers Backfires - WSJ.com
Be sure to read the comments for an excellent story from Matthew May about the...
The First Lean Dentist
I recorded my Podcast interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, "The First Lean Dentist," last night. What a treat it has been to talk...
Updated: Quake forces Toyota to halt production
Yahoo! NewsUpdated: No real updates in the news, maybe we'll learn more in the morning... but a few more thoughts of mine added...
