Also available directly (autographed copies) through the LEI (www.lean.org) I’m really looking forward to reading this. I’ll get a review posted ASAP and encourage any other readers to post comments here on the blog. Please check out my main blog…
Toyota plant retains fastest engine making title I started my career at a GM V-8 engine plant in the mid 90’s. “Hours per Engine” was the primary metric… at least pre-lean (or really pre-“synchronous manufacturing”, as lean was a dirty…
MySA.com: Business Notice how Toyota is training their new Group Leaders (2nd level manufacturing managers). They are going to the Indiana plant and learning the process. I’ve never seen a factory where the mangers (yet alone the first level supervisors)…
Press-Telegram – News: It sounds like a compelling argument from the union. “Jacki Harris, president of United Aerospace Workers Local 148, said she agrees with the Boeing concept of lean manufacturing, but job cuts shouldn’t just come from the hourly…
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Business When reading this article, I kept thinking about the trend toward bigger batches with shipping – bigger mega ships that take 4-5 days to unload at port instead of 2-3…
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro — San Diego: This story is from California, but I’ve also seen it in the local news. I’ve complained in the past about big companies complaining that they can’t pass along the higher cost of…
My Way News When you’re outsourcing jobs to China, are you intending to support a culture/economy that allows this type of thing? I’m just asking.Former employees of a state-run oilfield in north China are jumping through a strange hoop to…
Here is a story from my plant, where we are in the early stages of a company wide lean implementation. I think this story shows how “old habits” can be hard to break. Inside the front door, we have a…
The Kinston Free Press Here is a nice little local story about a small (26 employees) company that started with lean (sounds like they did some training and a 5-day kaizen event to improve their production line). It’s always interesting…
WSJ.com – Requires Subscription: In an article that talks about Toyota’s lead (along with Honda) in hybrid vehicles, Toyota’s new President references Kaizen. “Mr. Watanabe said Toyota, through its storied manufacturing system of kaizen, or continuous improvement, can reduce by…
Marshall Loeb’s Daily Money Tip – General News – Personal Finance First off, are you reading this at work? ;-) This has been in the news the past few days and all of the blame seems to be pointed at…
Management & Marketing: Since we were talking about “lean software” yesterday…. I’m not an expert on Toyota history so I can’t validate every assumption made in this article. If you can, please click “Comments” below and let us know what…
