Springs maker saves £50,000 by going lean – Crain’s Manchester Business Here’s a Lean story from the U.K… A Rochdale-based maker of springs for military, aerospace and automotive customers, has saved £50,000 and improved productivity thanks to lean manufacturing techniques.United…
TL;DR: When leaders impose arbitrary targets without improving the underlying system, people will find ways to hit the number without helping the patient. The problem isn’t the people — it’s the design. I’m here in the UK for work, and…
Seth’s Blog: Learning from frustration Once again, Seth Godin intersects with the concepts of the book Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together. Seth writes about the Lean Solutions principle of not wasting the customer’s…
Why I Work In Healthcare | DailyKaizen Here’s a great one to end the day on… Lee Fried has a powerful post over on the DailyKaizen blog. Some unfortunately heartache for him and his family, but an important reminder of…
As I was catching up on my back issues of FORTUNE, I had a few Lean thoughts as I read. In the June 9 edition, the article “Wal-Mart puts the squeeze on food costs” caught my eye. It says: Wal-Mart…
