Two Cases of Writers Misrepresenting Lean Manufacturing
One of the variations of my acronym L.A.M.E. is "Lean As Misguidedly Explained," and I recently ran across two…
Tags:
Is it “Real Lean” at Starbucks or “Tayloristic Industrial…
Once again, the WSJ has written about Lean at Starbucks (see my last post "Controversy over New Standardized Work…
Depersonalized Workplaces are L.A.M.E., not Lean, Harming Productivity and People
When I was traveling last week, a magazine caught my eye, one I don't normally read: Scientific American Mind and…
Lean Healthcare Featured in Sunday’s NY Times Business Page
Today's edition of The New York Times has an outstanding article about Lean Healthcare and what Seattle…
Two Extreme Sides to Every Story in Politics *and* Lean??
This is going to seem like a political rant, but I promise this is mainly a post about Lean and healthcare, or at…
L.A.M.E. as Heard on NPR?
Oh no, it seems like a L.A.M.E. ("Lean As Misguidedly Executed") story on NPR's All Things Considered program. No…
What You’re Searching For, January 2010 Edition
It's been a while since I've done a "What You're Searching For" Post, where I pull out items from my blog's…
Did the Reporter or GM Blow it on a Definition of TPS?
Calif. to get dose of auto anguish | Detroit Free Press | Freep.comHere's a recent story about the demise of NUMMI,…
A Defense of Lean and of Lean at Starbucks
Yesterday's WSJ front page headline caught my eye, as a frequent Starbucks customer and obvious Lean zealot:…
Shop Class as Soulcraft
By Andy Wagner:
The New York Times recently published an essay by Matthew Crawford, based on his new book Shop…
Wegman’s Cuts Wasted Energy and Costs, not "Wasted" Time Serving…
By Jason Turgeon:In the last couple of weeks, Mark's been hammering the midwestern grocery store chain Meijer for…
More on Meijer (That Sounds Like "Moron Meijer")
Recently, I blogged about management practices at the midwest retail chain Meijer. It was a sad (and not uncommon)…
God Forbid You Actually Listen to the Bottom 98%
Management Leaders Turn Attention to Followers - WSJ.com
This article caught my eye, this idea that someone…
Communists Hate Lean
Political Affairs Magazine - High-tech Capitalism and the Class Struggle:
You might not want to click on the…
Updated: GM Shows "Standard Work" to Journalists?
GM teaches writers to build it right each timeUpdated: GM *does* do some kaizen in the classWhat we call Lean or…
WSJ’s Wrong Conclusion on Frederick Taylor
Deja Vu - WSJ.com "Early Industry Expert Soon Realized a Staff Had Its Own Efficiency"
The WSJ has it wrong on…