A Virtual Japan Lean Tour
I know a lot of you also read Ron Pereira’s Lean Six Sigma Academy blog, but I wanted to make sure you see his outstanding series of posts about his trip (led by our friends at Gemba Research). Harmony and…
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Dallas Lean Networking
Some of you might remember me advertising a “Lean Lunch” gathering here in the Dallas area. Well, we had that yesterday, with some great discussion and networking about Lean. We had four different industries represented, but it goes to show…
A Virtual Toy Drive for Children’s Hospitals
I am currently doing some Lean coaching and implementation work in the radiology department of a large children’s hospital. One thing I have discovered is that kids often have to lay in an MRI machine for long periods of time.…
Reader Question: Model Lines
I received a question from a reader that was also addressed on the Daily Kaizen blog and Gemba Panta Rei. This question is from a hospital setting, but I think it’s a good general Lean question: One our our struggles…
Deming on Education
If there was any value to the Industry Week commentary that tried to link Deming and Obama, it was that it prompted me to re-read some of Deming’s work, namely the “management of people” chapter from The New Economics. There’s…
Ohio Manufacturing Jobs & Presidential Politics
Politics | NAFTA bashing popular, but is it justified? | Seattle Times Newspaper Google News Search At the risk of stirring an unmanageable political debate (please keep the discussion in line with the “respect for people” principle and avoid name…
Jeffrey Liker on Toyota Culture and the Human Side of the Toyota Way (Part 1)
Jeffrey Liker explains why Toyota’s success is rooted in culture, leadership, and deep respect for people–not Lean tools. This episode explores the human systems behind the Toyota Way and why real Lean transformation takes years, not days. Here is LeanBlog…
Deming Endorses Obama (?)
Breaking: Deming Endorses Obama – IndustryWeek Forums A few people have emailed me about this and it’s easier for me to comment here than it is to register for the IW forums. An interesting idea is posed by Brad Kenney:…
Lean Blog Downtime Report and Resolution
Updated: I’m back up and running (almost) as normal as of 10:10 EST. Sorry for any inconvenience. A bit of reflection on the whole thing coming tomorrow. My blog time today was consumed with tech troubleshooting, unfortunately. Is anyone having…
Lean Meets Green at Subaru
By Jason Turgeon: Introductions: I’m Jason Turgeon, the newest addition to the Lean Blog team. Mark and I have had an email dialog going for a few months about the intersection of green and lean, and he’s invited me to…
A Lean Lab Example
A tour of a LEAN-inspired clinical laboratory | DailyKaizen Here’s a nice story by Dr. Ted Eytan about a lab that a colleague of mine worked with in their Lean efforts. It is actually a lab that is mentioned briefly…
DFW Lean Blog Event March 15
I’m having a local, informal “Lean Lunch” event in Southlake TX, Saturday March 15 at noon. It’s a gathering of some Lean folks from different companies who I’ve met through the blog. If you’re in town and interested in attending,…
