Monthly Archives: July 2008
The Queen Sets the Takt Time?
Clients of mine always end up saying something like "Lean really gets into your head... it's hard to turn off" - or at least...
Toyota Invests In Workers Instead of Laying Them Off
1) Guardian (U.K.) Story
2) Houston Chronicle Story
3) Chicago Tribune Story
Look at those articles. How amazing is this illustration of Toyota's "respect for people" principle? You...
Toyota Raises Prices – Yep, That Same Excuse
Toyota Bumps Prices For 11 Models | The Truth About CarsOk, since I was accused (rightfully so) of picking on just GM for this,...
"Successful" "Lean" Company "Forced" to Raise Prices
Wenger Corp. Announces Price Increases - MarketWatchHarkening back to my earlier post about GM schizophrenically cutting AND raising prices (due to poor sales and...
Mark on the "Better Process" Podcast
PodcasterNews - Better Process Podcast - Industry Report Mark Graban LeanHospitalsBook.comOK, this is turning into a highly promotional week for my book, hope that's...
Checklists and How You Manage Them
Thinking back to a letter-to-the-editor that I mentioned last week, this is such a critical point, I wanted to think and write about it...
Discount Code for Book (15% off)
For those who already saw the post and wouldn't otherwise scroll down, please re-visit my earlier post that now has a discount code for...
Wall St. Analyst Likes Convis and Dana
Headlines from the auto industry | Freep.com | Detroit Free PressI've always been a huge fan of Gary Convis and his leadership style, which...
Is GM Smoking Something?
Industry News: GM To Offer Zero-Percent Financing, Raise Prices, Screen Hummer BuyersIt's very hard to figure out what GM is thinking these days. In...
Mark on the "Competing Podcast"
Lean Thinking Network | Competing Podcast » Archive » Competing Mark GrabanThanks to Dwight Bowen for having me as a guest on...
Malaysia Airlines Wants to Be a Lean Airline?
The Idris Jala wayA colleague of mine in the UK came back from a holiday in Borneo, talking about seeing the CEO of Malaysia...
Happy Friday, Happy Holiday!
Monday morning blues 'are a myth' - Science, News - The IndependentI'm going to take a bit of a "blog holiday" this weekend, since...
