NWA blames pilot absences: Detroit Free Press Updated: NWA calls back all its pilots as cancellations mount In another example of media/management blaming, Northwest Airlines is blaming pilots for forcing the airline into canceling flights at the end of July.…
I’ve fallen behind in my blogging the past few days, but I’ll be back on track. I saw a number of news stories that did catch my eye, non-manufacturing stories about systems (or lack thereof) and blame. What do the…
If you’re reading via RSS, that’s great, I support free full-text RSS feeds for my readers (over 800 now via RSS, compared to about 500 who visit the website). One thing you’re probably missing out on, unless you do visit…
Forbes.com – Partial Production to Start Tuesday Reuters Article – Toyota to Resume Full Production Wednesday What do the Chicken Littles at the WSJ have to say now? After the earthquake in Japan last week, the WSJ ran a predictable…
The magazine “Manufacturing Business Technology” (from Reed Publications) is launching their new website today. I’d invite you check them out at www.mbtmag.com. For their new site, MBT asked me to contribute content on Lean Manufacturing, which I’m happy to do…
Starbucks Gossip: Is another price increase in the works at Starbucks? One of the random blogs in my blog reader is Starbucks Gossip. I’m a regular customer (grande drip, no room) and I like getting some insights into how the…
So we talked earlier about risk and manufacturing. What about risk and PC’s? If you “single source” your data on a single PC or single hard drive, you’re setting yourself up for failure. Hard Drive (or PC) failures are much…
I recorded my Podcast interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, “The First Lean Dentist,” last night. What a treat it has been to talk with Dr. Bahri. I can’t wait to get this edited and released so you all can hear…
IGLC Keynote Address: “In this Keynote Address Mr. Bodek will be discussing the fundamentals behind the Kaizen philosophy of continuous improvement. He will speak to how the Construction Industry can get rid of the ‘Punch-list Syndrome.’” Knowing Norman, this talk…
APM Marketplace (Business/Economy radio) As you’ve read here, I’m trying to help get the word out that we should be not just focusing on access to care, but also focusing on quality of care — preventable medical mistakes. I think…
In my morning reading yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to see the phrase “root cause” in two stories I’ve written about here: Preventable Medical Errors (free, Modesto Bee) Deadly Products from China ($$, WSJ) I have a post I’ve written,…
I’m very excited to announce that I will be recording a LeanBlog Podcast interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, the “First Lean Dentist,” on Tuesday July 17. If you have any questions for Dr. Bahri, you can email me at leanpodcast@gmail.com…
