What a huge opportunity to implement some lean thinking! According to a report issued November 29 by AMR Research, SOX compliance cost $6.1 billion in 2005, and is expected to cost $6 billion in 2006. Without getting into the argument…
Mr. Ford’s Wrong Turn From yesterday’s Washington Post, an opinion column by Jim Womack. Womack counters an assertion by Ford CEO Bill Ford that his company “can compete with Toyota, but we can’t compete with Japan.” It’s worth reading the…
Hello, blog readers, just a quick update here. It’s been an exciting week on the Lean Manufacturing Blog. Thanks to being included on the Lean Enterprise Institute email blast, blog traffic really spiked, with over 2,000 visitors in the last…
By Mark Edmondson Today I went to the local post office to buy holiday stamps and Priority Mail boxes. (An aside: Priority Mail for gift parcels is a great deal – you can cram as much stuff as possible into…
Bob Nardelli is Watching Update Jan 4 2007 — I really had it wrong on Nardelli, see the latest news and post. They don’t call it a “gemba walk”, but in the new Fast Company magazine, there is a profile…
Reuters AlertNet:Poisoned river shows dark side of China’s boom The growth of China, along with the outsourcing of manufacturing work, isn’t just an economic issue, it also impacts the environment and worker safety. Recently, a major chemical spill has threatened…
Kaikaku Norman Bodek now has a lean blog, the link is above. I conducted an interview with Mr. Bodek last week. I’m hoping to get that posted here on my blog over the weekend or early next week. Please check…
Article Link: Today is the launch date of the new Xbox 360 video game system. Although it’s a Microsoft product, it follows the typical Asian contract manufacturer supply chain path. “Mr. Holmdahl is the Microsoft vice president in charge of…
I recently renewed my Canadian passport. Expected completion and delivery of the passport was indicated to be 20 working days from the point the application was received by mail. Unfortunately, my case extended beyond this expected delivery date and I…
GM announced the start of the next domestic automaker incentive battle with its “Red Tag” sale on Monday. Granted, domestic continue to lose market share and their mass market, high capital investment, volume based business model is being attacked at…
Evolving Excellence Blog Some of the most spirited lean discussion is taking place on the Evolving Excellence blog, always a good read. The post I’m linking to discusses the effectiveness of lean assessments, such as the Shingo Prize. The controversy…
I try not to just vent or complain about personal experiences here, but I’m incredibly frustrated with phone companies. I think a lot of this waste is begging for a “Lean Solutions” approach and some lean engineering/design application. Why do…
