All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
Why do you need a “be careful” warning message when you’ve already error proofed something? For liability’s sake? I am going to be flying back and forth to the UK a lot this summer, so I needed an airplane power…
Video – Breaking News Videos from CNN.com Sort of a funny video (linked above) on CNN/Headline News about presidential candidates being “clueless” about what they’re seeing on the campaign trail and factory tours. The Headline News version (which I can’t…
CURRENTS / ‘Toyota way’ inspires lean practices From a Japanese newspaper, an article about the impact the Toyota Production System is having on organizations around the world. The first example is the U.S. military, the Air Force more specifically: Since…
By Jason Turgeon: As a regular part of my job, I visit large industrial sites (mostly sewage treatment plants-yum!). This means that I have to have an OSHA certification in worker safety. Every year, my employer hires a trainer to…
Update 5/1/08: The CEO is being forced out, “retiring” in September Star-Telegram.com: | 04/27/2008 | JPS patients get shortchanged as cash surpluses keep growing Secondary article summarizing some of the problems I linked to this on Monday and I’m revisiting…
AFP: Costs driving US manufacturing firms out of China: AmCham “Forcing” is a strange word to use. It’s really a business choice, one way or another. Chasing cheap labor… that’s a choice. Chasing it to the next state or country…
toledoblade.com — Dana CEO, veteran of Toyota, hailed as mentor Here’s another nice article that gives an overview of the leadership style of Gary Convis, a long-time Toyota exec who is now CEO of parts maker Dana. IF DANA Holding…
JPS patients get shortchanged as cash surpluses keep growing This linked article is a preview of what I’ll be blogging about next. I’m trying an experiment in posting an article first… what comments do you have? Don’t worry, I’m not…
How I Helped Move a Factory to Mexico – Business Week Hat tip to Jennifer in Washington state for pointing this article out to me. It’s the tale of an idealistic college grad whose temp job involves gathering data that…
NFL teams play hurry-up offense in draft – USATODAY.com I’m not a huge NFL Draft geek. It’s on right now, but I’m watching some hockey (Go Red Wings!). The NFL has cut the time allotted for each pick in the…
Last week, I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Norman Bodek in person for the first time. After all of our podcasts and electronic correspondence over the years, this was a real treat. I had a chance to chat…
Time is short for a full post, so here’s an effort to clean out the backlog and to give you some links to check out:Friend of the blog, Mike Thelen, has an article expanding upon the “Lean vs. LAME” construct:…
