KaiNexus Update: Making Improvement Easier in More Industries
There's been a lot happening since my last update on the blog about KaiNexus, the technology company that "makes…
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Show Instead of Tell – Lean Design for Factories or Hospitals
Last week, the New York Times published a piece called "Don't Just Talk About Change. Show It," written by Mick…
I Wish American Airlines Would Error Proof This on Their Website
As a frequent flyer on American Airlines, I often have five or six itineraries booked at a time. Unfortunately, the…
Super Bowl Footballs – Made in America (Ohio!)
Hello from the frozen tundra of North Texas. I wish the Packer fans hadn't brought Green Bay weather with them.…
Ships Passing in the Night – China Builds U.S. Factories
In an era where it was a "no brainer" to move factories to China, chasing cheap labor, the Lean world…
Book to Read: "The Healing of America"
Books - One Injury, 10 Countries - A Journey in Health Care - Review - NYTimes.comI think this book,The Healing of…
The Simpsons Slams American Cars, Robots, or Roger Smith?
I've always been a huge Simpsons fan, even if the show has gotten less funny in the past few years (flame away on…
Ultimate Factories — Fire Trucks
I was watching a show (via Tivo, back over the weekend) that I just discovered on the National Geographic Channel…
American-Made Footballs in the Super Bowl
At a Small Ohio Factory, Leather and Laces Mesh - New York Times
It's not a Lean story, per se, but it's always…
A Collection of Lean Success Stories
Sometimes these stories come across the wire in batches, there's a flurry of positive Lean news this week: Pierce…
Quick Changeover for American Airlines Center
Juggling act sets up rinkEven though I'm still a pretty die hard Red Wings fan, I live in Stars country now. Don't…
Summary: Remaking American Medicine
Andrew Castle, a lean healthcare consultant in the UK, generously offered up this summary of the 4-part PBS…
LeanBlog Podcast #18 – Eric Christiansen, “A Deming Company”
Here is Episode #18 of the LeanBlog Podcast. My guest today is Eric Christiansen, the President of a translation…
A tale of two factories – China and U.S.
A tale of two factories - FORTUNEHere is an interesting piece from the latest FORTUNE magazine. The reporter…
Who are the Lean Success Stories?
Question for the blog readers:Who are the great lean companies? Don't give me a list of Shingo Prize winners.…
"Buy American" Interview with Roger Simmermaker, Part 2
Here is Part 2 of my interview with Roger Simmermaker, author of the book "How to Buy American." Part 1 can be…
"Buy American" Interview with Roger Simmermaker, Part 1
It took a while, but here is Part 1 of my interview with Roger Simmermaker, author of the book "How to Buy…
Upcoming Interview: Buying American
If you read the post below and the article from PC Magazine, you might have seen this quote:"The thing with…