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Bovine Growth Hormone: One of the seven /eight forms of waste (per Toyota) is Overproduction. It’s frustrating to me that the U.S. government supports overproduction of milk. “Today, the United States is already in a state of mass overproduction of…
Brownsville Herald It’s interesting to see and think about the chase for low-cost labor… conventional wisdom is that manufacturers have chased cheap labor to Mexico, now China, now onto Vietname and other “Lower-Cost Countries”…. but is this true? A fascinating…
USATODAY.com We’ll chalk this one up in the “unintended consequences” category. This shows how tough it can be for governments to restrict trade. The article says, in part: To escape new limits on shipments to the USA of cotton shirts,…
Article: Wall St. Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette Wow, here’s a messed up Value Stream. Book publishers end up taking back and destroying (or heavily discounting) 34% of all books sent to chains like Barnes and Noble because of poor…
Toyota Has Most Efficient Plant in N.A., Harbour Report Says: Click “comments” to see my thoughts and possibly add your own. “”‘Toyota’s labor productivity lead equates to a $350 to $500 per vehicle cost advantage relative to domestic manufacturers,’ said…
IndustryWeek : Under Pressure: This ties directly to the Toyota article from the other day and the concept of Profit = Price – Cost. The Industry Week cover story focuses on companies who work hard to mitigate cost increases without…
My-ESM – The Lean Journey: It’s nice to see lean being driven from the CEO level at this former IBM business unit. “What Celestica found was religion, of sorts. It began a journey of continuous improvement, a pilgrimage in which…
IndustryWeek This article doesn’t focus on lean, really, but it’s hard to ignore such a major company like GM. Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org The RSS feed content you are reading is copyrighted by the author,…
Icing on the cake at Victoria Foods: A new industry for lean? Here is an article about a British food company using lean to improve their business. “We’ve reduced labour costs by 18 per cent and customer service delivery and…
Press Release from Lean Enterprise Institute I would be interested in reading this, particularly to see how it compares to another recent lean “business novel” called Andy & Me. A link to more detailed information about “The Gold Mine” can…
Monthly Review June 2005 Fernando E. Gapasin and Michael D. Yates: Sigh, I don’t recommend reading this article, as it appears to be from a socialist/communist publication of sorts. “A list of the actions taken by labor’s class enemies makes…
Press Release To be clear, I am *NOT* endorsing i2 as a “lean” tool. “Business Agility”? What is that? “It is built on the principles of lean manufacturing and constraint-based planning, to get the best throughput and customer service levels…
