Article Link Main SME Lean Link The Society for Manufacturing Engineers puts out a noteworthy “lean directions” newsletter from time to time and there are many interesting columns to be found there. In this column, though, I take issue with…
I’m not sure if you can strictly call this “lean”, but I like this example of creative thinking on Honda’s part. It certainly illustrates an example of waste reduction, namely the waste of shipping empty containers. Making use of trucks…
I’m currently reading a fascinating and eye opening book, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman, of the New York Times. Friedman has written numerous books on globalization and the Middle East,…