Flightblogger: Temporary Fasteners Causing Major Problems for 787 Program Ok, so Boeing isn’t using duct tape in their efforts to cobble together the first Dreamliner plane. But, this blog report I’ve linked to says they were using: “… over-the-counter parts…
How Boeing Got Going – TIME Evolving Excellence’s Kevin Meyer will comment on this after his vacation, I’m sure (read his other Boeing comments starting here). There’s a piece in Time Magazine and it makes a very misguided reference to…
Here’s a mini Lean carnival of some good posts from other blogs about Lean: Got Boondoggle? Lost in Translation Great story from Mike about someone going to the “Gumbo” (plus one other Lean buzzword butchered, funny stuff). Good lesson about…
Big pieces of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner arrive | Seattle Times Newspaper This is really Kevin Meyer’s issue at Evolving Excellence, but I can’t resist blogging about this myself. Boeing is often hailed as a Lean company (or at least they…
tl;dr: The andon cord isn’t a tool–it’s a trust signal. Toyota’s thousands of line stops reflect psychological safety and leadership support. Ford’s rare pulls reflected fear and mistrust. Lean succeeds or fails on culture, not mechanics. In 2007, a BBC…
Mark’s Note: After some of my adventures in blogging about lean in aerospace, I got a volunteer to add some perspectives from that industry. Thanks to Andy for joining up and I look forward to his contributions. Click on his…
Business Week Article OK, so here’s the palette cleanser after my Bob Nardelli rant. I like to keep a positive piece at the top of blog for good blog karma. It’s a companion piece about another guy who was passed…
Teaming up may aid Ford, Toyota Another article about potential collaboration between Ford and Toyota. One tidbit: The grapevine buzz has it that the former Boeing leader is prompting his managers to read books on the Toyota Production System, the…
Mulally Pans `Paranoid’ Ford, Pushes Toyota-Style Production I criticized Alan Mulally earlier, via my criticism of Boeing. To be clear: I respect Mulally. I am really rooting for Alan Mulally. Mulally is such an outspoken promoter of the Toyota Production…
Toyota bulks up Tundra, hoping to draw a crowd of buyers They go big, but stay lean (or they’re getting “leaner”). It’s been hard to avoid the Toyota ads while watching football, with their new full-sized trucks. Rather than patriotic…
Mulally: Visit to Toyota wasn’t overture to competitor I don’t disagree, but isn’t it a bit shocking to hear this from the head of Ford? It sure helps that CEO Mulally comes from outside the industry, eh? “…the former Boeing…
NY Times: Ford and Toyota Chiefs Met in Tokyo MSNBC: Ford’s Mulally signals co-operation with Toyota In the NY Times today… apparently they fired up Mark Fields’ private jet and flew off to Japan last week to meet with Toyota…
