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lean.persianblog.com Here is a blog that links to mine. Can anyone read or translate this for me? Are there Arabic equivalents of words like “muda”, “kaizen”, and “poka yoke?” Update: Thanks to Jon Miller for pointing out that the script…
TIME.com: Lean and Mean — Jul 10, 2006 — Page 1 So the article isn’t as bad as I thought given the headline. A better headline for my posting here would have been: “Lean and Mean” Army? Lean, But Not…
TIME.com: Lean and Mean — Jul 10, 2006 — Page 1 I haven’t had time to read this yet, but I’ll invite your comments. I’ll add comments when I have a chance to read and digest this. My first instinct…
One of the core ideas of the Toyota Production System is the recognition that people are indeed human and are therefore fallible (part of the “respect for humanity” tenet of TPS). No amount of “be careful” warnings will prevent all…
No, this isn’t a commentary on Ken Lay’s death today, although I was surprised to hear he was a vacation home in Aspen awaiting sentencing when he died of a massive heart attack. I thought he was broke and convicted,…
FORTUNE: The real CEO pay problem – July 10, 2006 When even FORTUNE Magazine is writing about excessive CEO pay, you know you have a problem. Although I get the impression that the CEO’s view it as more of a…
Hospitals combat errors at the ‘hand-off’ I’ve blogged before about how handoffs in a process create opportunities for errors. I wrote about a trivial situation where I got the wrong muffin and Seth Godin wrote about getting the right breakfast…
In this Business Week column, the title is The Myth of Creativity. This takes a bold stance AGAINST creativity. Here is the central premise: The sobering truth is that the dramatic artistic creations or intellectual insights we most admire for…
Outsourcing continues to be a hot topic. It is especially true in Michigan, where the Governor’s race is heating up. It is the topic of the race. Incumbent Granholm is trying to woo Toyota into building an engine plant here…
Today’s Detroit News wrote about lean in healthcare, this time in their own beloved University of Michigan system. Titled “U-M Hospital Takes Page from Toyota,” it starts out with a flaw, stating: “U-M is one of the first medical centers…
Lean is about a journey, and it requires leadership. If you can not teach, you can not lead. On Father’s Day I mentioned the spirit of learning from our fathers important lessons on leadership. Although a little late, I thought…
I got an email from a Plant Manager near Atlanta who is looking for a nearby lean plant to tour: “I have toured the Toyota plant in Georgetown, KY on 3 different occasions. I have also toured other plants that…
