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Wall St. Journal (free via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Here is an interesting article on the very manual efforts at AT&T to balance supply (phone circuit capacity) with calling demand. Mothers Day, this Sunday, is the traditional busiest calling day of the…
Buffalo News – Auto plant thrives in Buffalo (Buffalo, West Virginia, that is) It amazes me that people are still “discovering” Toyota. Good article, I won’t comment much other than to point out this interesting quote: “Analysts said Toyota is…
South Bend Tribune Conn-Selmer is still on strike. A comment added today, on an earlier post, said the company is having a job fair to, presumably, hire replacement workers. It sounds like the strike was caused, at least partly, over…
FORTUNE: CEO pay: They didn’t earn it – and should return it – May. 2, 2006 I know this is a lean blog, not CEO watch, but I can’t help pointing out this article from Fortune. CEO’s love to talk…
For this month, submit your ideas of Everyday Lean for the change to win a free copy of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean. Everyday Lean is how lean principles help make stuff if everyday life easier, simpler and more effective.…
An email from a friend, he and his company will remain anonymous. “OK so it’s confession time. I’ve been reading your Blog fairly regularly here at work. We dabble in lean stuff here. Generally it’s frustrating reading an expert opinion…
Here is an example of “everyday lean” I discovered: Rather than giving a late “toner low” notice that says the toner will run out (usually right as print quality degrades significantly), this printer gives specific notice, that you have 1000…
ContraCostaTimes.com | 05/05/2006 | Consumers feel the sting at pump and elsewhere Post office wants to raise stamp prices – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com: I’m ticked off reading about “fuel surcharges” that many companies are tacking on to their prices…
Mark posted a great exploration into the whole Raytheon Unwritten Rules of Management mess. For those interested in the REAL content, here’s a link to the book he ‘stole’ called the Unwritten Laws of Engineering. Enjoy. Please check out my…
For the rest of May, we are accepting submissions of Everyday Lean, examples from our daily lives of how lean can make stuff easier, simpler and more effective. Here is the original post and contest details. Here are two of…
Here is David Letterman’s Top Ten List: Top Ten Ways United States Automakers Can Increase Sales10. “How ’bout a car horn that plays ‘My Humps’”9. “Rig GPS screens to display Cinemax after dark”8. “Switch gas and brake pedals to make…
Toyota’s North American CEO sued for sexual harrassment – Autoblog I guess today’s blog theme is CEO Shame. I’m surprised Bill Waddell hasn’t screamed about this yet on the Evolving Excellence Blog. Maybe he’s still working up a full head…
