HBS Working Knowledge: Steven Spear is asked what makes a good TPS-style manager, he says it all comes down to problem solving."The team leader and group leader were capable of teaching these skills in a directed, learn-by-doing fashion,...
Detroit News - 04/07/05Well this is predictable. GM is in the news with profit problems and management shakeups. So what comes next? Let's beat up on the suppliers and pressure them into China. When GM...
Amazon.com: Books
Speaking of Toyota Way (see below), I just noticed on amazon that the "Fieldbook" should be coming out in September.Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org
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Quality Digest Magazine
Many lean practictioners have read The Toyota Way, Jeffrey Liker's book on the management system and management principles of Toyota. How many of us see the implementation of tools (like 5S or kanban) without recognizing the...
Click for ArticleNot much "lean stuff" in the news today, so I'll point out another source of good lean articles, including this Norman Bodek piece on walking the "gemba". Do your managers (and not just the first level...
Masaaki Imai interview!Masaaki Imai (the author of the book "Kaizen") comments on the need to convert from batch to JIT and China 'productivity' among other topics.Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org
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Strategos, Inc. -- Quarterman LeeI have been receiving the excellent email newsletter from Quarterman Lee for a while now, always enlightening about lean manufacturing tools, concepts, and cultural aspects. There are many useful articles and features on his...
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Another interesting example of "lean health care". I've had a chance to take a tour with the lean process improvement team at Osborn Medical Center here in Scottsdale, AZ. It's amazing to see lean and Toyota concepts...
Click for ArticleJust a short while after Jim Womack's "Lean Consumption" article came out, here's a real life example of Toyota doing lean auto service in India. They say they are applying kaizen techniques and reducing non-value added processes/time....
Newsday.com This article claims that in "the past three months, 14 textile plants in five states -- North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Virginia -- have shut down. More could come, industry officials say, without federal action." ...
DallasNews.com This reminds me of a classmate who used to joke about the need to "PDCA your life". This article actually uses the word "kaizen" and references a psychologist who thinks its the right way for many people...
Business 2.0 - Magazine Article
An article from January worth repeating... an interview with Toyota's CEO. The company was named "Smartest Company of 2004" by the magazine. If you click on the link, there are some related articles about Toyota...
