WSJ Interviews LaSorda
Tom LaSorda Plebeian Prince (WSJ) Here is a new interview with Chrysler’s Tom LaSorda, a lean leader who has been featured often here on the Lean Blog (some earlier posts here). LaSorda is spending a lot of his time at…
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What’s On Toyota’s Mind?
Thanks to Pete for findng this and sending it my way. This link takes you to an animation thats apparently produced for Toyota Sweden. Here is the animation with English subtitles (you can view this with or without sound). The…
The 5S Workplace: Cause or Effect?
By Dan Markovitz, Time Back Management: A response to an earlier post… Is messiness really beneficial? I think the authors of A Perfect Mess make a silly distinction. On the one hand, you have order for order’s sake. The authors…
Ford Folks Finally Reading TPS Books?
Teaming up may aid Ford, Toyota Another article about potential collaboration between Ford and Toyota. One tidbit: The grapevine buzz has it that the former Boeing leader is prompting his managers to read books on the Toyota Production System, the…
Why Clean Your Desk? Is This 5S?
Why Clean Up Your Desk? Delight in Disorder Instead (WSJ $$)What does a clean desk have to do with 5S? It depends. Do you have your own desk or do you share a workspace with others? Can you find any…
Kanban for Shared Resource
By Jean Cunningham: Normally when I think of Kanban, I think of external Kanban between the manufacturing cell and the external supplier. However, kanban within the plant when there are shared resources is very common too. (At least until all…
How Do You Say "Lean" in Swedish?
By Dan Markovitz, Markovitz Consulting: The McKinsey Quarterly just published an interview with Peter Gossas, the president of Stockholm-based Sandvik Materials Technology, a leading producer of advanced alloys and ceramic materials. When he was appointed president in 2003, the company…
ThedaCare Continues the Lean Journey
ThedaCare program gets boost ThedaCare has already been seen as a leader in applying lean to hospitals, but its good to see they are continuing their efforts after three years. It’s also nice to see a manufacturer (Miller Electric) partnering…
Making it Easy to do the Right Thing
Here is a simple example that I think qualifies as a “5S” example, albeit a non-traditional one. This is a dirty beverage counter at an airport, see the straw wrappers and trash. It was dirty and messy when I walked…
5S Example from Toyota
Peter Abilla’s Shmula Blog Peter pointed me to this example he posted a while back, he says “it’s an authentic artifact from Toyota. I participated in this when I spent 1.5 weeks in the Hebron, KY supply parts distribution facility.”…
Mulally: Toyota Good (Once Again)
Mulally Pans `Paranoid’ Ford, Pushes Toyota-Style Production I criticized Alan Mulally earlier, via my criticism of Boeing. To be clear: I respect Mulally. I am really rooting for Alan Mulally. Mulally is such an outspoken promoter of the Toyota Production…
David Meier on Getting Up and Starting Again
Message Board, direct link to David’s Post (scroll down the page) – the board site is defunct. Here are some comments by David Meier that were worth reading… His post began: ——————————- I would have to say that I have…
