Monthly Archives: July 2007
Updated: An Interesting "Respect for People" Question
Lean Insider - Toyota Shifting Production to Lower Labor Costs? It Could HappenThe Lean Insider blog poses an interesting question.... is it keeping...
WSJ Online is Free Today
The online WSJ is free today, sponsored by Dell. I don't know how much of the old archive is open, but if you...
Saving Lives and Losing Them
After watching Michael Moore virtually melt down on CNN a few minutes ago, I had some thoughts...As I wrote about before, there are two...
Thanks to our Sponsors
I want to take a second to highlight our Lean Blog sponsors, particularly for those of you reading the free RSS feed. I...
Another Lean Textile Example
Maintaining a fat-free factory floorHere's a nice factory case study, once again in the textiles industry (just like this recent post). It's...
The Lean Toolbox: Where is the thinking cap?
By Bryan Lund:For the full article, click here for a PDF fileThe Lean toolbox is brimming with attractive tools and if you are like...
Prevention and Odds, Protecting Children with Lean Thinking
Thursday: Newer pools minimize risk of drain accidents, officials sayYou might have seen this heartbreaking story on the news, the 6 year-old girl who...
Womack & Defining Lean
Recently, I saw Jim Womack give two talks at the Global Lean Healthcare Summit. One was a talk that could have applied, about...
A Positive (Lean) Approach to Improving Healthcare
Better questions, wiser answers - The Washington TimesA "hat tip" to the curious cat for finding this excellent column by Clare Crawford-Mason, the producer...
Is China’s Chery Lean?
Article Link - Chrysler Picks a Chery
So Chrysler is going the route of importing inexpensive cars from China. The deal was signed, in China,...
Toyota Thinking is Hard to Copy
Dollars and Sense: Company leaders must drive innovationHere's a short and sweet commentary about the Toyota problem solving process, "Ohno Circles," and mention...
New Web Forum on Visual Management
Visual-Lean Institute Forums ~ View ForumDr. Gwendolyn Galsworth, a very popular guest on my Podcast, has a new web forum focused on visual management...
