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Toyota’s Convis Retires
Georgetown News-Graphic: News This was already announced, so maybe his retirement has just now taken effect, Gary Convis, the former leader of the Toyota Georgetown plant (TMMK): “Gary really knows how to listen,” Steve St. Angelo, Georgetown plant president, said,…
Updated: GM Shows "Standard Work" to Journalists?
GM teaches writers to build it right each time Updated: GM *does* do some kaizen in the class What we call Lean or TPS, they call “GMS”: General Motors Corp. touts its global manufacturing system as the reason it’s been…
Error Proofing Cell Phone Calls
Cubicle Culture – WSJ.com: As the WSJ article mentions, my wife’s purse sometimes calls me… her Blackberry sometimes calls me if she didn’t put the keylock feature on. “Candy-bar style phones, with their keypads exposed, historically have been the culprits.…
Calling for Guest Bloggers
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that, while I’m the Lean Blog founder, I’m not the only poster. I like having other voices on the blog and it’s a good chance for good Lean writers…
The Appeal of Closed Cabinets and Doors
Relatively short post here, hopefully will prompt discussion and comments. People are typically very fond of their closed off storage spaces in workplaces (ranging from factories, to offices, to hospitals). Keeping things in drawers and behind cabinet doors is the…
Nike Plans to "Just Do It" with Lean?
Perspectives in Responsible Sourcing: June 3, 2007 – June 9, 2007 Nike is out with its most recent “Corporate Responsibility Report.” As Rachelle Jackson wrote about in the blog I’ve linked to: “Aside from the [reducing] overtime commitment, they are…
Improving the ER on "ER"
YouTube – Improving the ER on ER I don’t always watch the NBC show ER, but this portion caught my attention when my wife was watching the final episode of the season and I clumsily taped it with my digital…
Quality Systems & Innovation
By Mike R. Lopez: The June 11, 2007 issue of BusinessWeek features a great story about 3M’s recent problems with Six Sigma, “At 3M, A Struggle Between Efficiency And Creativity.” As a Lean Six Sigma black belt at my company,…
In Search of the Best MRP Manufacturers
By Mark Edmondson, Lean Affilliates Lean Blog readers – I need your input. I’m looking for the best performing manufacturing companies who use MRP to signal delivery from their suppliers. In other words, who are the top performing manufacturing companies…
Lean and Economic Development
JS Online: Editorial: A new way of thinking: Wisconsin is mentioned frequently here on the Lean Blog, with many small and mid-sized companies, in particular, getting great benefits from Lean (such as this case). Now, the Milwaukee newspaper is promoting…
Global Lean Healthcare Summit – 2007
Lean Enterprise Academy > The First Global Lean Healthcare Summit – 2007 I’m very fortunate to be attending this conference, sponsored and run by Dan Jones, of Lean Thinking and Lean Solutions fame. Are any of my readers also attending?…
