Here are demographics from my “5 Whys” survey, in case anyone is interested. I’m going to try to do some basic breakdowns to see how the data differ from large companies vs. small, etc. I wish the LEI would report…
IndustryWeek : The Toyota Secret: Constant Change And Growth Hadn’t seen this one yet… always good stuff from our friend Norman on the people side of TPS and continuous improvement. Norman focuses on everybody improving every day, using this story…
Question 2 in the Lean Blog survey about Lean obstacles took the same choices as Question 1 and forced the respondents to choose the TOP reason why they struggled with Lean. The choice that wasn’t available in the LEI survey…
You might recall the annual Lean Enterprise Institute survey that included a question about obstacles to Lean implementation. You might also recall our discussion about the “blaming” that seemed to go on in the survey responses (blame that included everybody…
Review By Dean Bliss (bio below): Name of the Book: Lean For Dummies Authors: Natalie J. Sayer and Bruce Williams Publication date: 2007 Book description: What’s the key message? Lean for Dummies, not unlike others in the “Dummies” series, is…
Omron HJ-112 Digital Premium Pedometer One thing I am often doing in the course of my Lean work is trying to help reduce the “Waste of Motion” in terms of employee walking. This is especially true is hospital departments, where…
Bad bosses get promoted, not punished? This story is a few weeks old and isn’t strictly Lean related, but it’s interesting: How do people get ahead in the workplace? One way seems to be by making their subordinates miserable, according…
by Mike Lopez All these lead paint toy scandals are only the beginning. On July 12, 2007, Businessweek ran a story, “Made in China: Faulty Tires.” This story foreshadowed the bloodbath to come. For every scandal, we can expect several high…
LEAD SINKS SPONGEBOB CHINA GOODS Sung to the TV theme… parody words by Mark Graban “Who’s covered in lead and lives under the sea?Spongebob! Squarepants! Whose China-made goods may endanger your kids?Spongebob! Squarepants! If dangerous journals be something you wishSpongebob!…
DailyKaizen » Kudos to our VP Here’s a great story about a VP transforming their leadership style. If you’re in the manufacturing world, do yourself a favor and read the linked blog post while picturing your own environment, rather than…
The News-Gazette.com:Christie campaign has its seed in Toyota production system Here’s another link to a story about Lean progress in a hospital, this time in Champaign, Illinois. It’s especially good they are looking at reducing patient waiting times, MRI, CT…
by Mike Lopez Today and tomorrow, I have the pleasure of taking part in a Lean Six Sigma summit being hosted by our corporation. One of today’s presenters was Mike Micklewright. He posed many challenging and introspective questions to our…