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You may have noticed in the post below that we have a new posting member of the Lean Manufacturing Blog, Luke. We have a mutual acquaintence in the lean world and I’ve invited him to contribute to the blog. He…

Here’s an interesting editorial commenting on the position of the US in the latest Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum that I found particularly interesting. Industry Competitiveness: Where Do We Stand? At the very outset of the…

I was pulling this data together for a lean overview presentation that I’m doing. This quote, from a Toyota handbook, helps illustrate that Toyota, for all of its high-minded goals and purpose, is in business to make money. “The Toyota…

Detroit Free Press One plant in San Antonio, set to open in 2006, now the new one in Canada has broken ground. States are still wooing Toyota for the next plant that will be announced for further growth. It’s amazing…

That’s the story I get from my corporate travel office, trying to get a copy of an invoice for a flight. “The queue for accounting is quite long, that’s why it takes up to 48 hours to get. Once they…

Fashion-Incubator: Becoming a lean manufacturer Kathleen’s blog is very well written. She is incredibly passionate about lean and is working in the fashion/garment industry. This posting is worth checking out, regardless of your industry. Please check out my main blog…

WSJ.com – subscription required Great article in Tuesday’s WSJ. I’m hoping a free copy will become available online. The article details how the “Detroit of Japan”, Nagoya, is undergoing a re-birth and is helping drive recovery in the Japanese economy…

tony morgan | one of the simply strategic guys Interesting list, something for all of us lean change agents to consider. I’ll admit “I messed up” (see #7) by thinking sometimes that “only if I were in charge of this…

An updated on the promised Q&A. I talked with Jim Womack over the weekend and he will be writing some responses to questions about his new book, Lean Solutions. His co-author, Dan Jones, is busy in Europe, so Womack will…

Newstimeslive.com A new book is out, written by an American engineer who worked for a Toyota supplier in Japan. It’s been almost 10 years since he worked there, according to this article, that’s a long wait to get a book…

Cedartown Standard OK, sorry for my cynicsm on the blog today. Must be because the Red Sox blew it today. Here’s a very positive, encouraging article about what lean can do for you organization. Cool story: “When introducing the topic…