Podcast #268 – @TomEhrenfeld, on #Lean Books & #LeanStartup
My guest for Episode #268 is a long-time friend of mine in the Lean community and Lean Enterprise Institute…
A Lean Guy Reads & Reviews “Henry Ford’s Lean Vision”
I'm a car guy. Above all other mechanical devices that we engineers get to be involved with, I am fascinated most…
“L.A.M.E.” in the News; These Three Articles Get Lean Wrong
As the creator of the admittedly awkward L.A.M.E. acronym (meaning Lean As Mistakenly Explained or Lean As…
Interview with Former ThedaCare Leader Kathryn Correia
Here's a nice interview with Kathryn Correia, CEO of HealthEast in Minnesota, a former ThedaCare executive:…
A Potpourri of Upcoming Lean Events
In this post, I'm going to tell you about some upcoming Lean events I'm involved in - planning, producing, or…
I’d Like to "5S" the Wimbledon TV Broadcast Screen
Hello from jolly old England. I'm in London for the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit being put on today by…
Adventures in Customer Service, Looking for "Lean Solutions"
I was a big fan of the book Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together, but…
Reducing Waste for Shoppers
Big Boxes Aim to Speed Up Shopping (WSJ)No, this isn't about waste in packaging (I saw how the UK is pushing milk…
The wanderings of a lean hitchhiker
The reason Andy Carlino and I named our book The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road is that we felt…
AOL Wasting Their (Former) Customer’s Time
One of the key tenets of the Womack and Jones book "Lean Solutions" is "don't waste my time" (as a customer). Below…
Airlines: Cost and Value
WSJ.com - As Airlines Pull Out of Dive, United Charts Its Own Course ($$ Subscription)Most of what we hear about…
Exclusive Q&A with Jim Womack Part 3
Here is installment #3 in my exclusive Q&A with Jim Womack, co-author of Lean Solutions along with Daniel…
Exclusive Q&A With Jim Womack, Part 1
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
New Q&A February 2006
Be sure to see all five parts of the Q&A,…
The Dynamics of Lean Implementation and Transformation
Article LinkMain SME Lean LinkThe Society for Manufacturing Engineers puts out a noteworthy "lean directions"…
"Lean Consumption" — Using technology to make life easier for…
Boston.com / Business / TechnologyDr. James Womack and Dr. Daniel Jones have a new book coming out this fall. A…