Monthly Archives: May 2008
LeanBlog Podcast #44 – Ralph Keller, President of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)
Episode #44 of the LeanBlog Podcast is a conversation with Ralph Keller, the President of AME, the Association for Manufacturing Excellence. Today, we're discussing...
Open Source Public Health Software through Lean Methods
Collaborative Software InitiativeThe link above is a project that might be interesting to those of you working in "Lean Software"... or those who afraid...
“Surviving a Lean Economy” – Time Magazine Cover
That sure is an unfortunate Time magazine cover with that headline and an illustration of a really emaciated piggy bank.
Everyday Lean: Automated Coffee Ordering
For a little over two years, my wife and I have had a single cup coffee maker, one of those systems that makes an...
LeanBlog Podcast #43 – Mike Micklewright, “What Would Deming Say?”
Episode #43 of LeanBlog Podcast is a very special one. My guest is Mike Mickleright, writer, consultant, and performer -- most interesting to me...
Fire Fighting vs. Root Cause Problem Solving
Below is some of the text from edition #3 of the newsletter from my upcoming book Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee...
"Reflections On Lean" Book — With Video!
RichCatalog - Free online bookI'm sure many of you got the email blast from the Lean Enterprise Institute, but this is really cool. It's...
A German Lean Community – Online and Offline
By Ralf Lippold:
Today's post comes from a good friend of the Lean Blog, Ralf Lippold, a frequent commenter on the blog from Leipzig,...
Airline Kaizen – Action, not Whining
My Way News - Airlines slow down flights to save on fuelI'm just thrilled anytime I see an example of an airline making a...
Starbucks Sign Displays Their Supply Chain
I stopped in at my local Starbucks on Sunday morning to get some coffee beans and saw an interesting sign. The signed advertised that...
Free Industry Magazines and Downloads
Ever wanted a subscription to "Cranes Today" magazine, but you just didn't know where to find them? What about "Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide"?...
"Stock Up?" Really? For a Penny Increase?
Time to stock up on Forever stamps
Sigh, first class postage has gone up from 41 cents to 42 cents. That really doesn't impact me,...
