More Everyday Lean Examples
There is not much time left in our contest for the best examples of everyday lean. The contest will continue running until the end of May. We are looking for the best examples of lean in our everyday lives –…
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"So why did we get batch?"
I’m about to sign off for the Memorial Day weekend, visiting Washington DC, which seems like a moving time to visit. Best wishes to all, particularly any military veterans reading the blog. Thanks for your service. I presented at a…
Everyday Lean Contest Update
There is not much time left in our contest for the best examples of everyday lean. The contest will continue running until the end of May. We are looking for the best examples of lean in our everyday lives –…
Boeing does more with less
Boeing does more with less | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA Lean in aerospace sounds different than the lean I know. I don’t know the first thing about Boeing really, although I did get to tour one of their plants in…
Everyday Lean: Hotels.com
I saw this while researching a vacation. This website has given the user the time saving option of “most popular cities” to avoid you having to type the city name. When asking people for data (customers, suppliers, employees), do you…
Toyota: Better or Different?
Seth’s Blog: In search of better Seth Godin asks if we should try to make processes better or “different.” It makes me think back to this morning’s WSJ article comparing the upcoming Toyota San Antonio plant with the existing (and…
It’s not news to us here, but…
Author urges companies to learn Toyota Way Jeffrey Liker likes lean. The Ann Arbor newspaper wrote about it. More good general promotion of lean to the general public, a good message to get out. Have you told a friend or…
Gary Hamel on Lean
It is fascinating to see how broadly people are studying lean. Here is an example given by innovation and management guru Gary Hamel. He was giving an interview on management innovation and here is what he said about TPS: Could…
Heroes, Fire Fighters, Toyota
San Antonio: a blueprint to lure Toyota – Triad – MSNBC.com: An article about how San Antonio and Texas lured the soon-to-open Toyota plant, with 20 years of relationship building. “‘Toyota spends a lot more time developing people,’ Hall said.…
Jeff Liker Webcast Archive Online
Event Registration (EVENT: 22786)Here is the archive of the Industry Week webcast from last week featuring Jeff Liker, author of The Toyota Way. You have to register through Industry Week, but they will let you download the slides. “Siren Song”…
Free Versions of WSJ Articles
I know not everybody has access to the Wall Street Journal, but there is so much good stuff in there. A good thing to remember, usually about a day after major articles are in the WSJ, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette…
The Manufacturer Lean Conference
Here is a report from The Manufacturer’s recent lean conference in Boston, MA. Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org The RSS feed content you are reading is copyrighted by the author, Mark Graban. , , , on…
