Monthly Archives: March 2009
Starbucks Tests "Lean" Operations In Some Stores
Starbucks Gossip: Starbucks tests "lean" operations in Ohio and Kentucky stores
We've known for some time that Starbucks has been trying to figure out how...
Examples of Lean A/P or A/R in Hospitals?
Got this question from a reader:After successful application of lean to clinical processes we are moving into the the finance/accounting transaction areas such as...
NVA in the NBA — It’s "Value Added"-tastic?
A Garden party - Nowadays, the games are just part of the show
While we're on the topic of basketball (thanks to Jamie's post last...
Following up on the Peanut Corporation… Snap, Crackle, Salmonella?
Following up on these two earlier posts (here and here)... I'll quit calling them the "Idiot Corporation of America" since the Peanut Corporation of...
Sunday Brunch Thoughts
So it's Sunday morning, I have a cup of coffee at the ready... nice quiet, peaceful, sunny Sunday morning (you can tell we don't...
Lame Survey about Lean in Healthcare?
Hospitals See Benefits of Lean and Six Sigma
Regular readers know I often write about what I termed "L.A.M.E." -- Lean as Misguidedly Executed. The...
Best Buy Gets It
by Dan MarkovitzBest Buy is generally not talked about as an exemplar of lean. (It's best known for its Results Only Work Environment; read...
March Madness and Lean
As March Madness begins, many people's eyes will be fixed to TVs and computer screens while they root for the favorite teams. Where's the...
The Simpsons Slams American Cars, Robots, or Roger Smith?
I've always been a huge Simpsons fan, even if the show has gotten less funny in the past few years (flame away on that...
Review of My Book in the Stiles Associates Newsletter
Stiles Associates, LLC - Lean Agile DigestStiles Associates is a recruiting/placement firm that focuses on Lean talent and positions. They have posted a review...
Mini Book Reviews for Lean Thinkers (and Why I Love my Kindle)
Here are some books that I've recently read -- been intending to write full reviews, but wanted to share what I've read and what...
Toyota History Article in the Las Vegas Paper
ReviewJournal.com - Drive - Toyota empire was built on thread, not treadIt's surprising to see an article like this in the Las Vegas paper....
