TOM WALSH: Custom vehicle builder Spartan Motors has a can-do culture The article doesn’t mention “Lean,” but it’s nice to see a positive story coming out of the manufacturing world in Michigan. No surprise, it’s from a small company instead…
IndustryWeek : Foundations of the Toyota Production System: Establish Standardized Work & Sustain Your Lean Initiative with TWI Training I’m hoping to attend this online, or at least I’ll watch the archive. This Webcast will also feature Patrick Graupp, who…
Autoblog.com report This is surprising — Toyota’s top U.S. executive, Jim Press, who had been the first American named as a Toyota corporate director, is leaving to take a top sales and marketing job at Chrysler. Does this mean Tom…
Review by Andy Wagner: Name of the Book: Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business Author: John Newhouse Publication Date: 2007 Book Description: Boeing Versus Airbus is not exactly a lean book, but it…
LEAD SINKS SPONGEBOB CHINA GOODS Sung to the TV theme… parody words by Mark Graban “Who’s covered in lead and lives under the sea?Spongebob! Squarepants! Whose China-made goods may endanger your kids?Spongebob! Squarepants! If dangerous journals be something you wishSpongebob!…
The “Management Improvement Carnival” is a regular feature of John Hunter’s “Curious Cat” blog. John has had different bloggers hosting the carnival lately and now it’s my turn. So, here’s the Lean Carnival for the last two weeks, some of…
LeanBlog Podcast #28 features our friend and frequent guest, Norman Bodek, noted lean author, consultant, and President of PCS Press. This also celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Podcast, which featured Norman as our first guest. As I’ve given him…
I’m very excited to announce that I will be recording a LeanBlog Podcast interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, the “First Lean Dentist,” on Tuesday July 17. If you have any questions for Dr. Bahri, you can email me at leanpodcast@gmail.com…
By Bryan Lund: For the full article, click here for a PDF file The Lean toolbox is brimming with attractive tools and if you are like most Americans, you can’t wait to get your hands on one of those shiny…
What are your thoughts? I wrote last week about my thoughts and hopes for the movie “SiCKO”. I’ve actually seen the film now. I won’t go into the details of how I managed to see it without any money flowing…
Let’s kick off July with some stories about Lean, stories that seem positive on the surface, at least. Be sure to read down to the final story, the textile maker, I think that’s my favorite of the three. Hamilton Sundstrand…
I’ve been asked a few times by blog readers about the movie “Sicko” since I work in the healthcare world. It opens tomorrow in the U.S. I haven’t paid for a Michael Moore movie since “Roger and Me,” a movie…