Thanks again to Peter from Denmark for telling us about this TV in an earlier blog post. Peter reports back once again now that the show has actually appeared (show link here, with a link to video). You can also…
‘Lean Production’ May Also be a Lean Toward Injuries People getting hurt would be a good indicator of Lean As Misguidedly Executed. The above link is from the American Psychology Association of all places, and they are talking about physical…
Nursing Spectrum- Career Fitness Online Here is a nice case study about the application of Lean, written by a nurse. Note for the IBM-er’s, this has nothing to do with layoffs or offshoring. This seems to be around real Lean.…
Toyota’s success pleases proponents of ‘lean’ I know I’ve already linked to this article and other blogs in the lean world have already commented on it, but I have a few other comments. The publicity about Toyota becoming No. 1…
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In this Lean Blog Podcast episode, Jim Womack reflects on GM, Ford, and Toyota through the lens of Lean thinking–past, present, and future. He explains how Lean was coined at MIT, why it became misunderstood, and what leaders still get…
Study: Hospital Goals Sometimes Compromise Safety With Lean, we have realized that improving quality does not run counter to decreasing costs. They go together. Using Lean methods, improving flow, error proofing and reducing defects, leads to decreased costs in any…
I, Cringely . The Pulpit . Lean and Mean | PBS Alas, we can’t sue IBM Global Services (not IBM manufacturing) for misappropriation of the word “Lean.” This is yet another example of L.A.M.E., “Lean as Misguidedly Executed.” I don’t…
Seeing John Hunter’s post with data that says only 19% of companies are happy with their Lean results, here are my thoughts. Lean does not implement itself. Leaders implement Lean. Lean does not fail. Organizations fail. Rather than saying, “this…
Dan Evans’ VBA Scripts – Outlook Attachment Checker etc LifeHacker Post Have you ever composed an email, meaning to attach a file, even saying something like “see the attached file…” and then you forget to actually attach the file? I…
SI.com – Writers – The Bonus: Bobby Valentine’s Super Terrific Happy Hour As a lifelong baseball fan (especially as a kid), I found the above article interesting when I saw it yesterday. It’s about former Rangers and Mets manager Bobby…
Toyota Talent Update 5/6/07: The book is now shipping from Amazon I had the pleasure of reading a pre-publication version of this new book from Prof. Jeffrey Liker and David Meier. You know Jeff from The Toyota Way (and my…
