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Review by Andy Wagner: Name of the Book: Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business Author: John Newhouse Publication Date: 2007 Book Description: Boeing Versus Airbus is not exactly a lean book, but it…
Three questions for my readers: How does the Lean Blog (and Podcast) help with your understanding of Lean concepts and implementation? Have the Blog or Podcast had an impact on you or your organization? What specific posts stand out to…
I took another look at the “lean obstacles” survey questions, but this time breaking it down by some key demographic factors (more details here): Public vs. Private Company Revenue Organizational Level Again, I wish had the n=2000+ sample size of…
TWI Summit – Website It really looks like a powerhouse lineup they are starting to form for the 2008 Training Within Industry conference in Orlando, to be held next May. Speakers will include: Art Smalley David Meier Alan Robinson They…
Here are demographics from my “5 Whys” survey, in case anyone is interested. I’m going to try to do some basic breakdowns to see how the data differ from large companies vs. small, etc. I wish the LEI would report…
Question 2 in the Lean Blog survey about Lean obstacles took the same choices as Question 1 and forced the respondents to choose the TOP reason why they struggled with Lean. The choice that wasn’t available in the LEI survey…
You might recall the annual Lean Enterprise Institute survey that included a question about obstacles to Lean implementation. You might also recall our discussion about the “blaming” that seemed to go on in the survey responses (blame that included everybody…
Review By Dean Bliss (bio below): Name of the Book: Lean For Dummies Authors: Natalie J. Sayer and Bruce Williams Publication date: 2007 Book description: What’s the key message? Lean for Dummies, not unlike others in the “Dummies” series, is…
Omron HJ-112 Digital Premium Pedometer One thing I am often doing in the course of my Lean work is trying to help reduce the “Waste of Motion” in terms of employee walking. This is especially true is hospital departments, where…
Bad bosses get promoted, not punished? This story is a few weeks old and isn’t strictly Lean related, but it’s interesting: How do people get ahead in the workplace? One way seems to be by making their subordinates miserable, according…
LEAD SINKS SPONGEBOB CHINA GOODS Sung to the TV theme… parody words by Mark Graban “Who’s covered in lead and lives under the sea?Spongebob! Squarepants! Whose China-made goods may endanger your kids?Spongebob! Squarepants! If dangerous journals be something you wishSpongebob!…
DailyKaizen » Kudos to our VP Here’s a great story about a VP transforming their leadership style. If you’re in the manufacturing world, do yourself a favor and read the linked blog post while picturing your own environment, rather than…
