Monthly Archives: April 2008
Using Lean and Cost Reduction to Counter Rising Materials Costs
E-Z-GO's Kevin Holleran 040608 - The Augusta ChronicleOn this blog, we often talk about the Lean concept that a company is not entitled to...
"Leaner, but Not Meaner" – In a Hospital
Leaner, but Not Meaner | workforce.comIt's always nice to see a headline NOT using the cute (but usually inaccurate) "lean and mean" construct. It's...
Lean Elements in NCAA Hoops?
Guest Post By Mike Thelen:New Offense Leads Calipari, Memphis Within One Win of National ChampionshipGreat article on the Memphis basketball team. Do you...
Misuse of the "Customer" Concept
FAA too cozy with airlines, whistle-blowers say | ajc.comAs a frequent flyer, it's really troubling anytime you read about systemic problems in the aviation...
The Term "L.A.M.E." is Spreading
Last year, in a fit of creativity, I coined the awkward term "L.A.M.E." -- Lean As Misguidedly Executed or, alternatively Lean as Mistakenly Executed.Either...
Conferences, Future and Recent
The W. Edwards Deming InstituteThis has to be the best title for a seminar ever:How to Create Unethical, Ineffective Organizations That Go Out of...
Nice ThedaCare Article
JS Online: Tending to improvements in health careHere's a nice overview article about the Lean efforts of the ThedaCare health system in Wisconsin.Some highlights:ThedaCare...
No Loyalty or Responsibility from Dell – Don’t Call Them "Lean"
Dell to close Austin plant, cutting more than 800 jobs | Statesman Business Blog
I'm angry. I try not to blog when I'm angry, so...
Inventor-itis, Not Inventory-itis
IndustryWeek Article about the Book | Subscribe to IndustryWeekAmazon Link: Overcoming Inventoritis: The Silent Killer of InnovationWhen I first read this headline,...
Review: Shingo’s Kaizen and the Art of Creative Thinking
By Ralf Lippold, Leipzig Germany:Kaizen and the Art of Creative Thinking - The Scientific Thinking MechanismHow does it contribute to the lean knowledge base?Shigeo...
Reader Question: Getting Operators on Board
I got this question on the Lean Board, thought it was worth sharing to the bigger audience here.
Anyone have any success stories on extremely...
A Home Kanban System – Toilet Paper & Paper Towels
In the course of my consulting work, I'm sometimes asked something like, "OK, so do you use this stuff at home? Do you 5S...
