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Detroit Free Press Forums In my previous post, I questioned if GM was teaching true “Standard Work” to reporters who came to their training center in Lansing. My cynicism may have gotten the best of me, as it seemed, from…
GM teaches writers to build it right each time Updated: GM *does* do some kaizen in the class What we call Lean or TPS, they call “GMS”: General Motors Corp. touts its global manufacturing system as the reason it’s been…
managementwisdom.com Many folks don’t realize the relationship between Dr. W. Edwards Deming and Toyota. The link above shows some of the credit that Toyota gives/gave to Dr. Deming. While you’re on their site, check out the Deming resources, including the…
By Norman Bodek, PCS Press Note: This originally appeared recently on the NWLean email list. This is re-printed with Norman’s permission. Consider it a preview of an upcoming LeanBlog Podcast. I believe that Toyota has always wanted to make great…
Last week, in calling for “guest bloggers,” I hinted at a “special project” that will be keeping me busy over the next few months. The tentative title is: “Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety and Employee Satisfaction” It will be…
ESPN – Jersey change too costly for Raiders WR Porter – NFL Bad news for Oakland Raider Jerry Porter: The Oakland Raiders receiver said Wednesday he would have to pay $210,000 to switch his uniform from No. 84 to 81…
We had a similar post/discussion before about software for Value Stream Mapping. Now, I’d like to ask/survey the blog audience about software for work measurement or time studies. The category of software I’m talking about includes these: UMT Plus, from…
Hundreds of CEOs top $8.3M pay mark – USATODAY.com: This isn’t exactly “news” or at least anything new. Excerpt from the article: “CEO pay isn’t set by markets, Finlay said in an e-mail interview. Instead, it is ‘determined by a…
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that, while I’m the Lean Blog founder, I’m not the only poster. I like having other voices on the blog and it’s a good chance for good Lean writers…
Freedom from Command & Control: Rethinking Management for Lean Service Here is a fascinating post from John Seddon at his website www.lean-service.com (link is dead) about ambulances “making their numbers”: The stupidity of measuring the eight-minute response time has been…
Lean Printing Tom Southworth has often commented here as “LeanPrinter.” He now has his own blog focusing on applying Lean methods to the printing world. Welcome to the lean blogosphere, Tom! Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org…
Complexity Creep: BMW’s Electronic “Dipstick” Causes Oil Grief – Jalopnik Thanks to blog reader Marc for sending this along. Technology for the sake of technology doesn’t just happen in the factory floor, it also happens in product design. How many…
