Fox News Channel Understands “Lean” Better than the WSJ
On Friday, there was yet another Wall Street Journal article about Lean (fixating as they always do on the "Just In…
The Article I *Wish* I Had Read about Starbucks in Yesterday’s WSJ
For a more traditional approach to this topic, check out this alternative post, "Real Lean at Starbucks or…
WSJ Wrongly Blames Apple Inventory Problems on “Lean Manufacturing”
OK, so I'll admit I had a case of "rabbit ears" when I took the WSJ to task for calling the doomed BP Deepwater…
UK Government Wants Lean and Six Sigma or Just Cost Cutting?
I guess I have a burr in my saddle this week, being Independence Day and all, since I'm commenting on something…
Did this WSJ reviewer even read “The Checklist Manifesto?”
I just finished Dr. Atul Gawande's latest book, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. I believe that…
A Lean Guy Reads the WSJ, Nov 30 Edition
Some days, it seems the WSJ is a treasure trove of tangentially Lean related articles. Similar to "blog carnivals,"…
This Year’s WSJ “JIT”-Bashing Article, Again Misguided
Clarity Is Missing Link in Supply Chain - WSJ.com
Ah, here we go, it's time for the annual Just-In-Time-bashing…
Soup Analyst Doesn’t Understand Just-In-Time
Campbell Soup Cools as Grocers Cut Stocks - WSJ.com:
Saw an article yesterday about Campbell Soup sales falling…
This WSJ Article (as do Many Organizations) Misses the Point of 5S
Neatness Counts at Kyocera and at Others in the 5S Club - WSJ.com
I'm going to violate a rule I have to try not…
A Lean Guy Reads the Financial Times
I've often done posts titled "A Lean Guy Reads the WSJ" -- I would create a link to them, but I'm currently…
A Lean Guy Reads the WSJ
A few short thoughts from today's WSJ:'Headwind' Blows As Top Executives Navigate Trouble - WSJ.comAs I was reading…
A Lean Guy Reads the Seattle Times
I've done this before with the WSJ... since I was in Seattle, I saw the Sunday Seattle Times, which had many…
WSJ is STILL Shocked We Build Stuff Here
For Some Manufacturers, There Are Benefits to Keeping Production at Home - WSJ.com
This really is a recurring…
WSJ Interviews LaSorda
Tom LaSorda Plebeian Prince (WSJ)Here is a new interview with Chrysler's Tom LaSorda, a lean leader who has been…
WSJ Finds Another U.S. Manufacturer
Few Hands, Many Hours - WSJ.comSorry for the delay in getting to Part 3 in the WSJ series that I like to call,…
WSJ Blows It On Lean
WSJ.com - It's Not Easy Being LeanFree version via Pittsburgh Post-GazetteI was disappointed with a "Managing"…
When Companies Don’t Learn From “The Beer Game,” Inventory…
You're a retailing or manufacturing executive who hasn't heard of MIT's "Beer Game" management simulator?
Then…
Taylor Swift on the Inevitability of Mistakes and the Positive Outcomes That Can…
Since I host a podcast about mistakes ("My Favorite Mistake"), this is a topic I think about a lot. I hear about…