Toyota Roundup
Lots of Toyota news with the new Tundra and the Detroit Auto Show going on:Toyota Enters the Auto Show With a Swagger (NY Times)From the article: No longer does Toyota fear the reaction it faced as recently as the 1990s,…
Year 2007
Initiating Lean with 5S?
By Jean Cunningham: Mark’s note: Here is the first post from Jean Cunningham. I’m looking forward to her future contributions to the blog. For more about Jean and her lean experience, click here. She brings a unique perspective to the…
Lean Blog Homework – CNBC CEO Videos
I can’t get the videos to play on my PC. CNBC did interviews today with the Big 3 big wigs, a big mullet, and a Toyota leader. I heard the Mulally interview on XM Radio, but didn’t hear the others.…
Boeing’s "Elegantly" Screwed Up Supply Chain
I was waiting on Evolving Excellence to post on this, so read their post first, but I had to chime in (original WSJ article here). Here’s another dumb quote the E.E. folks didn’t point out: “Some people may say this…
5S Week on the Lean Blog
Jamie’s Earlier 5S Column In honor of our new Sponsor, The 5S Store, this is “5S Week” on the Lean Blog. We’ll feature commentary from our bloggers on 5S and invite you to share your 5S success stories (or frustrations).…
GM Goes Big with Inventory
WSJ: At GM, Curbing Inventories Calls For Juggling Act From the article: At the end of December, GM had more than one million vehicles in stock in the U.S. That’s equivalent to about 41,000 vehicles for every point of its…
Toyota Goes Big…
Toyota bulks up Tundra, hoping to draw a crowd of buyers They go big, but stay lean (or they’re getting “leaner”). It’s been hard to avoid the Toyota ads while watching football, with their new full-sized trucks. Rather than patriotic…
LeanBlog Podcast #15 — Interview with Jim Huntzinger on “Training Within Industry”
LeanBlog Podcast #15 is a new discussion with a previous Podcast guest, Jim Huntzinger. Last time, we talked about the Lean Accounting Summit. This time, we’re talking about the renaissance of the “Training Within Industry” program. We’ll talk about the…
Mulally on Visiting "The Master"
Mulally: Visit to Toyota wasn’t overture to competitor I don’t disagree, but isn’t it a bit shocking to hear this from the head of Ford? It sure helps that CEO Mulally comes from outside the industry, eh? “…the former Boeing…
Nice Mention of Some Lean Blogs
PI – Process Improvement, Quarterly Update – Fall 2006 Above is a nice mention of the Lean Blog and some of the other lean-related blogs that I love to follow: Gemba Panta Rei – Jon Miller has been very supportive…
Hiding Defects in the Ceiling
USA’s only breast implant factory adjusts to silicone approval (USA Today) First off, shame on the journalist for using the “everything is bigger in Texas” cliche in her story. About my headline… yes, that’s not referenced in the USA Today,…
Toyota Company History
via Shmula.com Peter’s blog has reprinted an official Toyota company history on his website. Some of the numbers are outdated, but the text of it is interesting. Toyota is still writing their history, with rumors of yet another U.S. plant…
