Business World – WSJ.com — How to Save Detroit And $50 Billion: The Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. column “Business World” in the WSJ is normally a good read. Last week, he wrote about the proposed bailouts (um, assistance) that automakers…
I’m traveling and will probably be away from the blog through Sunday unless something really big happens in the Lean world. I have a lot of posts for next week that I’m going to be working on, including one story…
Health care fix a joint effort | Postcrescent.com | Appleton Post-Crescent: I’m happy to announce a future podcast with John Toussaint, release date TBD. If you have any questions for him about the Lean efforts at ThedaCare or his new…
The5sStore.com This post is NOT a paid advertisement. This website, The 5S Store, was formerly a sponsor of the LeanBlog, but I’m happy to keep supporting them. The site’s founder has a logistics and manufacturing background and is an experienced…
Dell Is Considering Selling Its Factories – Yahoo! News Dell Plans to Sell Factories In Effort to Cut Costs – WSJ.com As a former Dell employee (1999-2000), I was surprised and maybe a bit angry when they announced, earlier this…
I heard a great quote at a conference today. I would give attribution, but I’m not sure if I have the OK to cite the person and company (they keep below the radar): “Lean can make a good manager great.…
So I’m using some online software for work, a system that I don’t normally have to use. I enter a login and password, and then hit the ENTER key on my keyboard. Most web pages or software will recognize this…
I was a big fan of the book Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together, but I’m not sure how much of an impact it’s had on the business world. There are still far too…
Mid-Michigan Manufacturing Letter – Here’s a letter from a manufacturing center leader at a small state university in my home state, Michigan. Robert Schooks writes about about the state of the industry and a visit to an electric motor manufacturer.…
Through my promotional partner, RevResponse, I am able to offer a number of free white papers. Registering for these white papers brings referral revenue to the Lean Blog, to make that relationship clear. Many of these papers are limited to…
Running a hospital: Surprising use of Lean Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, is a blogger and advocate for Lean healthcare. In this post, he forwards a story about someone using lean methods to help…
Amazon Online Reader : Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction I know this has been frustrating for people, but here’s the best I know. Some of you have gotten your copies, but my book is current out…
