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Incidents and Accidents, Hints and Allegations Update: I don’t know how to spell “Plagiarist.” I’d rather be a bad speller than a plagiarist. Here is the original blog that exposed Raytheon CEO William Swanson’s plagarism. I discovered his “33 rules”…
Comics and Editorial Cartoons: Ben Sargent on Yahoo! News Honestly, if anyone really uses this story (earlier mention here) as an example of “lean,” I will throw something. The idea of strapping 900 people into a plane is, again, an…
Oakland University, in partnership with other schools, is doing some research on what skills and knowledge is expected and desired from college graduates. Here is a link to the survey and below is an explanation from them. “The purpose of…
As I was walking past a housekeeping storage room at a hotel, I couldn’t help but notice that the storage locations were marked on the shelves (click on the photo for a larger view). As you can see in the…
Evolving Excellence: The Grades Are Posted This time, just a simple link to Bill’s blog posting. I wish I had the time to put together such a comprehensive “the week in lean” report as he did. Bravo. Please check out…
Seth Godin’s blog talks about why people hate process. He is, rightly so, challenging people’s apparently inherent fear of process. Of course, without process, lean isn’t very effective. People like to think that if you force me into a process,…
Some people have said that the pinnacle of lean programs is an effective suggestion program, whether its called quick and easy kaizen or an idea program or simple everyday work that has no name. Too many companies want to jump…
If you’re not a traveler, I apologize for my travel focus lately, but let’s see if there are still some lean lessons to be learned. I’m lucky with airports and avoiding long lines, typically. I fly out of DFW, which…
WILSONDAILY.COM: Merck tests method for better outputHere is an article about the first Merck site to implement lean. I’ve harshly criticized Merck’s announced lean efforts earlier, as it seemed focused on cutting jobs. November 2005: I’ll Bet That Merck’s “Lean”…
I’ve been posting a few comments on factory design (Part 1 and Part 2). Here a final, but important, comment on what people do wrong as they design a new factory, or re-layout an existing one. 5. The Design Process…
I’ve been posting a few comments on factory design. See Part 1 here. Here are a few more comments on what people do wrong as they design a new factory, or re-layout an existing one. 3. Secondary Flows We place…
WNDU-TV: News Story: Conn-Selmer cuts pay and benefits of employees on strike – April 07, 2006 It’s been more than two weeks, but the Conn-Selmer plant is still on strike, partly as a result of their failed lean effort it…
