Dell, in Shift, Will Offer PCs at Wal-Mart – New York Times I recently wrote about Dell’s move away from strict adherence to the direct selling model (and Mark Spearman talked about the idea and how Dell shot him down…
Rockford Register Star | Web site of the Rock River Valley Here’s a small case study from Rockford IL: For Leading Edge, a 120-employee shop that fabricates hydraulic tubing, the same Lean methods have increased efficiency, shortened response times and…
I’m happy to announce a winner in the LeanBlog Contest that was sponsored by American LED-gible, Inc (www.ledgible.com). I had three outstanding entries, so it was a tough decision, but the winner is Andrea, who submitted an example from a…
Coors New Cold Activated Bottle Campaign uses Chromazoneâ„¢ Chill ‘n’ Reveal Ink Mmmmmm…..beer. I’m not sure if this was really necessary, but here’s a good one for 5 PM Friday. Just saw a TV for a gimmicky Coors Light bottle…
Random thought for the week: You always hear “we’re not Toyota, we don’t build cars, etc. etc.” in context of making excuses for not implementing Lean, since: Lean comes from Toyota (which earlier inspiration from Ford, TWI, etc.) It’s obviously…
Portrait of an ER at the Breaking Point – Newsweek Health Here is an incredibly sad case study of an Emergency Room that’s a mess… as well as the hospital it is attached to. It’s overly simplistic to say “the…
No, not for home consumption, but I ended up with a 3 gallon tub of ice cream (used for a Lean batching vs single-piece flow demonstration in a work setting). I was a bit surprised to see such specific “standard…
Marketplace: Better health care through better information This commentator points out some shocking waste in the healthcare system: Although cancer doctors work long hours, they still fail, frequently, to provide therapies the medical evidence says the patient needs. Sometimes the…
Dan Evans’ VBA Scripts – Outlook Attachment Checker etc LifeHacker Post Have you ever composed an email, meaning to attach a file, even saying something like “see the attached file…” and then you forget to actually attach the file? I…
The Cincinnati Post – St. E’s plan for ER is unique Thanks to blog reader Karthik for sending this my way. I’ve read the article three times looking for something positive to say and am still struggling. The headline says…
Got this story during an email exchange, used with express permission: —————————– I saw my doctor yesterday and told him I was doing a lean publication, and he immediately started complaining about well-intended but impractical top-down measures being taken in…
NPR : Reasons for GM Slide Go Beyond Work Force Honestly, I’d expect more from liberal NPR and their headline. You’d expect NPR to be the friend of the UAW “working man” (or woman), but I don’t appreciate how their…