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A Defect in My Morning Coffee Routine

I could have also titled this post “I screwed up!” or “Who Screwed Up? Me!” but we try not to point the finger of blame in the Lean mindset…. it’s especially uncomfortable when you have to point it in the…

Darn Big Pieces on the Darn Big Loader

Big pieces of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner arrive | Seattle Times Newspaper This is really Kevin Meyer’s issue at Evolving Excellence, but I can’t resist blogging about this myself. Boeing is often hailed as a Lean company (or at least they…

Toyota Tops GM in Sales

Toyota topples GM as global sales leader – USATODAY.com It’s been long expected, but the day is finally here: Toyota is now the global sales volume leader: Toyota Motor sold more cars and trucks worldwide than General Motors in the…

"Toyota Talent" out April 29

Amazon.com: Toyota Talent: Books: Jeffrey Liker,David Meier This has been an exciting week for me. Monday, I met David Mann, author of Creating A Lean Culture, in person and had a chance to hear him speak and to speak with…

Lean, Green, and God

BeliefWatch: God Is Green – Newsweek Beliefs – MSNBC.com This article struck me today, not exactly like a lightning bolt from the sky, but it struck me. The Newsweek article talks about a growing movement among a number of churches,…

Mini Lean Carnival

Here is a mini “Lean Carnival” of some interesting blog posts I saw last week: Here’s a nice overview of the 5 Whys and Root Cause problem solving:Shmula on asking “Why?” 5 times Mike Wroblewski had an excellent picture of…

I Stand Corrected

Are We Creating Problems By Design?: Beyond Blinking Lights and Acronyms Mike Schaffner’s “Beyond Blinking Lights and Acronyms” blog linked to my complaining about the lack of root cause problem solving during a tech support call. I proposed that the…

Lean Killed Rover?

Driving on the wrong side of the road — the myth of Japanese efficiency in car manufacturing A new book is out attacking Lean. Or maybe the book is actually attacking “L.A.M.E.”, or “Lean as Misguidedly Executed” at Rover. This…

Just as Bad in Canada

globeandmail.com: Private sector health care: Think quality, regulation I don’t think healthcare and quality is a “Private vs. Public” debate. As we’ll inevitably have debate during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, I think it’s important to keep quality in mind…

Always Room For Improvement

I had an internal factory tour that reminded me of Mark’s recent blog on the Not So Lean Factory Tour. The plant was not nearly the horror story Mark experienced, and in fact, it was one of best examples of…

A New Sponsor: American LED-gible, Inc.

American LED-gible Products I’d like to welcome American LED-gible (www.ledgible.com) as a sponsor on the Lean Blog. About the company: American LED-gible Incorporated has been in business since 1976 providing process control solutions for the workplace. We are a small,…