Lean Insider – Toyota Shifting Production to Lower Labor Costs? It Could Happen The Lean Insider blog poses an interesting question…. is it keeping with the “respect for people” principle of the Toyota Production System if Toyota wants to move…
The online WSJ is free today, sponsored by Dell. I don’t know how much of the old archive is open, but if you haven’t been able to read articles referenced here, you might want to check it out. Click on…
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 problems with healthcare: Access to care Quality of care once it’s provided The Lean work…
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Maintaining a fat-free factory floor Here’s a nice factory case study, once again in the textiles industry (just like this recent post). It’s a company that is using Lean as a business strategy, to transform how they do business, to…
By Bryan Lund: For the full article, click here for a PDF file The Lean toolbox is brimming with attractive tools and if you are like most Americans, you can’t wait to get your hands on one of those shiny…
Thursday: Newer pools minimize risk of drain accidents, officials say You might have seen this heartbreaking story on the news, the 6 year-old girl who suffered gruesome injuries from a swimming pool drain. These tragedies are somewhat common, when viewed…
Recently, I saw Jim Womack give two talks at the Global Lean Healthcare Summit. One was a talk that could have applied, about Lean in a general sense, to a manufacturing audience as well as a healthcare crowd. One point…
Better questions, wiser answers – The Washington Times A “hat tip” to the curious cat for finding this excellent column by Clare Crawford-Mason, the producer of the outstanding documentary and DVD “Good News… Hospitals Heal Themselves.” I’m paraphrasing, but Clare…
Article Link – Chrysler Picks a Chery So Chrysler is going the route of importing inexpensive cars from China. The deal was signed, in China, on the 4th of July, which is a curious date for finalizing such an agreement.…
Dollars and Sense: Company leaders must drive innovation Here’s a short and sweet commentary about the Toyota problem solving process, “Ohno Circles,” and mention of a new friend of the Lean Blog, Matthew May. It asks, in part: In American…
Visual-Lean Institute Forums ~ View Forum Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth, a very popular guest on my Podcast, has a new web forum focused on visual management and “visuality.” It’s a new forum and, as I know with my LeanBoard, it can…
