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Monday afternoon, I have the honor of being part of a meeting to discuss “Project Executio.” The bosses complain that engineers in our department aren’t getting our cost reduction effort closed out fast enough. It’s true. We aren’t making fast…
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World — Russia probes claims medics tied toddlers to beds I hope nobody finds this to be too insensitive of an example… it’s obviously not good what happened to these toddlers. But, I think it’s instructive…
Andrew Castle, a lean healthcare consultant in the UK, generously offered up this summary of the 4-part PBS documentary series. It’s a long summary, so I’ll just post the start of it here. Direct pdf file download Buy the series…
Here’s another example of what you might call “L.A.M.E” (“Lean” As Misguidedly Executed) instead of “Lean.” I received a disturbing report in my email inbox two weeks ago, a report that tries to co-opt Lean and the Toyota Production System…
I saw this great phrase the other day, it’s eventually going to end up in a white paper I authored (with some ghostwriter/editor help) for work. This blog, for the record, is 100% ghostwriter free :-) The phrase was: Regarding…
TL;DR: Many so-called “Lean failures” aren’t really Lean at all. They’re examples of L.A.M.E.–Lean As Misguidedly Executed, where organizations misuse Lean to justify understaffing, layoffs, bureaucracy, or demeaning management practices. Real Lean, rooted in the Toyota Production System, focuses on…
Wednesday, there is a free web seminar on the “Training Within Industry Program.” Click here for the registration page. WEBINAR SPONSOR: SUPERFACTORY (www.superfactory.com) You’ve likely heard and read about the TWI (Training Within Industry) movement. Skeptics are asking what TWI’s…
The LeanBlog Podcast is back with episode #20, our guest is Kevin Meyer, the founder of Superfactory Ventures, which can be found at Superfactory.com. You may know Kevin from his popular blog, Evolving Excellence. We’ll be talking about a number…
Some of you might have read my “ChangeThis” manifesto, “How Toyota Can Save Your Life… At The Hospital.” I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from lean professionals, healthcare professionals (including an MD), and lean healthcare professionals. Thanks for that,…
Seth’s Blog: Good is not almost as good as great One of Toyota’s weak links, at least in the U.S., has been their dealer customer service. Jim Womack referred to this in our podcast last week and now business/marketing blogger…
Articles | Markovitz Consulting A recent addition to the Lean Blog world, Dan Markovitz, has a newly redesigned website for his firm, “Markovitz Consulting.” He has a number of articles and his own blog, which will focus on lean applied…
Blog reader Bill wrote and asked: I was reading your blog and was wondering if you can tell where I can find short NASCAR videos related to process improvement, 5S, visual factory, etc. I don’t know off hand. I think…
