Healthy Addictions
I was working in my home office this morning, about 9 AM. It’s icy, cold, rainy here in Texas. It was below freezing and raining, yet here comes a jogger running down the street. I thought, wow, she’s nuts. I’m…
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Calling DFW or Texas Lean Companies
Personal request — I’m looking for a Dallas/Fort Worth area company that is in an advanced state of lean implementation. (that’s quite a flexible definition of what “advanced” means, obviously). West Texas (Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Abilene, El Paso) or Central Texas…
Mulally: Toyota Good (Once Again)
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…
Initiating Lean with 5S?
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 Goes Big…
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…
Nice Mention of Some Lean Blogs
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…
Hiding Defects in the Ceiling
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,…
Respect in Retail Roundup (Wal-Mart and Home Despot)
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…
Lean Challenge Response: Bill Hanover
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…
Book Review +: Profit Beyond Measure
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…
Your Lean Year in Review
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…
Waste in Collecting Tolls
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…