Mark Graban
The Patriots are like Toyota?
Unbeaten Patriots see room for improvement - NFL - Yahoo! SportsThe above headline blew me away this morning. The Patriots have basically been...
"Kitchen Nightmares," Part 2
You might have seen Part 1 of my Lean viewing of the Fox show "Kitchen Nightmares." I watched the second half of the...
Visiting the Lean Dentist
I've been fortunate to be attending a healthcare related event in Jacksonville FL this week and I've had the chance to meet Dr. Sami...
Talk Shop with Cliff from Cheers
Series of Town Hall Meetings on Manufacturing IssuesI've written before about John Ratzenberger (from Cheers fame) and his show "Made in America." I've...
Lessons from "Kitchen Nightmares"
Fox TV Website
I've only watched the first half of the premiere episode, but I am (at least temporarily) riveted by the new Fox show...
Free Peeks into Taiichi Ohno’s Book
I think I've mentioned this resource before, the free content that is online in Google Books. Even though I own Taiichi Ohno's book...
Upcoming Book: How Toyota Became #1
I was just contacted this morning by David Magee, the author of the upcoming book How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's...
Hospitals Learning from Hospitals
Oshkosh Northwestern - Systems turn to ThedaCareThere's a great sense of community and sharing in the hospital space -- something the manufacturing world can...
Waste in Philly Pharmacies
Phila. health agency in disarray | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/26/2007I saw this in the news as I was leaving Philly earlier this week. ...
UAW / GM Reach Deal
Deal helps GM narrow labor cost gap:I'm not going to spend too much time reading about or writing about the strike, since it's not...
Welcome, Uni Watch Visitors
Welcome to those readers from UniWatchBlog.com. The post about NHL uniforms is here.I was linked to from this comment.Please check out my main...
Heijunka for Airport Security?
TSA considers reservations for airport security - USATODAY.comI'm not normally a fan of the TSA, but this proposal actually seems somewhat reasonable and reminds...