Mulally Pans `Paranoid’ Ford, Pushes Toyota-Style Production I criticized Alan Mulally earlier, via my criticism of Boeing. To be clear: I respect Mulally. I am really rooting for Alan Mulally. Mulally is such an outspoken promoter of the Toyota Production…
By Jean Cunningham: Mark’s note: Here is the first post from Jean Cunningham. I’m looking forward to her future contributions to the blog. For more about Jean and her lean experience, click here. She brings a unique perspective to the…
Toyota bulks up Tundra, hoping to draw a crowd of buyers They go big, but stay lean (or they’re getting “leaner”). It’s been hard to avoid the Toyota ads while watching football, with their new full-sized trucks. Rather than patriotic…
PI – Process Improvement, Quarterly Update – Fall 2006 Above is a nice mention of the Lean Blog and some of the other lean-related blogs that I love to follow: Gemba Panta Rei – Jon Miller has been very supportive…
USA’s only breast implant factory adjusts to silicone approval (USA Today) First off, shame on the journalist for using the “everything is bigger in Texas” cliche in her story. About my headline… yes, that’s not referenced in the USA Today,…
Forbes Article on Wal-Mart Here is a decidedly pro-Wal-Mart article (“the fair and balanced Lean Blog”) in a follow up to this post about Wal-Mart’s new employee scheduling practices. Forbes points out that Lowes and Target also use this type…
Here is a response to the Lean Challenge contest entry (click here to read the situation submitted by Rich, a blog reader). Click on the “Contest” link at the bottom of this post to see more responses. If you have…
By Jamie Flinchbaugh One of the most underrated voices in the “lean” world is Tom Johnson. I still regularly recommend his latest book, now 6 years old, Profit Beyond Measure. It’s a little hard for some to read, but the…
Happy New Year! As 2006 ends, I hope many of you had a GREAT lean year. Please add your comments about your lean accomplishments for the year, or at least one key lean accomplishment. I was very fortunate to do…
TxDOT to motorists: Pay up even if tolls are tiny I’ve heard economists say that tolls roads are a very inefficient way of collecting taxes (you have to build tollbooths and hire people to collect tolls, etc.). Gas taxes, vehicle…
Here’s the winner of the Lean Blog Challenge Contest. Congratulations to Rich, the winner of an MP3 player pre-loaded with the first 13 episodes of the Podcast. Have advice for Rich? Feel free to post your comments here. Check back…
No, I’m not complaining about the old “4 hour window” for service appointments. I ran into a new type of waste this morning. I had a plumber appointment, with a 10 to 12 noon window (which I am OK with).…