This tag line was below the headline “Be a team player, DCX boss warns” published in the Windsor Star on Tuesday Jan 10. This is an obvious natural conclusion for anyone who understands TPS and the philosophical sense of purpose…
Leading Lean (Jamie Flinchbaugh) Here is the first installment of a new column that appears in Assembly Magazine, written by Jamie Flinchbaugh. Jamie writes about the importance of “lean thinking” and the power of that, as compared to and in…
Toyota considers West Michigan plant; UAW not pleased — WWMT – Digital Channel 3 You’d think a new auto plant in Michigan, any plant, would be cause of celebration. Not for this UAW member. The article says one reason the…
iPod Rivals Ready for Prime Time at Last This article was posted today at cnet News.com. I own, and absolutely love my iPod. It’s perfect for the gym, when I’m traveling and many other times. It is incredibly simple, very…
With the North American International Autoshow only a couple of weeks away I’m sure there will be a barrage of articles on the plight of domestic automakers and their efforts to claw back some market share. The show inherently focuses…
Detroit Free Press article I think the headline here should really read “Young don’t see promise of auto industry in Michigan.” I read very different articles about how people are flocking to the plants in the south, how people are…
:: LFM-SDM NEWS ::: Congratulations to Randal Pinkett, the recent winner of “reality show,” The Apprentice. Randal was a year ahead of me as a student at the MIT Leaders for Manufacturing Program. Although he hasn’t been working directly in…
I’m a bit late with this post, but I wanted to make sure to get this article link out nonetheless. Womack wrote a column published in the Washington Post Sunday December 11 in direct response to the speech that was…
WSJ.com – FDA Weighs Plan To Let More Foods Wear ‘Lean’ Labels This article might not be about what you think, if you just read the headline…. it’s related to food and the FDA. The FDA’s proposed label change would…
My friend and his former company have to remain anonymous, but I really laughed (although this isn’t ha-ha funny, I really empathize with him) when I saw his updated profile on one of the online networking sites. It describes his…
Today’s topic for the Project Kaizen group blogging effort is the idea of applying “quick and easy kaizen” to a project setting. “These are improvements that affect the ease of one person doing a job and within ones authority to…
Hi blog readers. I got some feedback from one visitor that said, “I’d like more explanation of articles you link to & more definitions of buzzwords and acronyms.” I try to avoid using buzzwords, and if I do so, it’s…
