Safety Issues on the Table: Saw this quote in an article about safety: “A range of issues and concerns fall under the rubric of ‘globalization,’ from the challenges of maintaining safe and healthy workplaces amidst the pressures of lean manufacturing…
Hi folks — one feature of this blog (and most blogs) is the ability for visitors to leave comments, either anonymously or under their names. I got a great comment today from Charles H. Green on my post about the…
The consulting group I work for is a subsidiary of a very large company, with a large fleet of company vehicles. Driver safety is a major focus, both because it’s the right thing to do (help keep employees safe) and…
GreenPrint’s green prince A core component of Lean thinking is the reduction or elimination of waste. Waste is sometimes defined as anything beyond the bare minimum that’s required to accomplish a task or goal. For a long time, I’ve noticed…
The cover story this week in Business Week is called Smashing the Clock. It is the story of Best Buy’s removal of all expectations of when and where you work. The only thing that matters are the results. I’m not…
Hollywood Report – WSJ.com: I’m not a fan of “The O.C.” but this caught my eye in the WSJ today: “What went wrong at ‘The O.C.’? It’s impossible to pinpoint an exact reason, since TV series aren’t assembly-line products that…
Blue-collar exodus brings new challenges – 11/30/06 – The Detroit News Online: UPDATE: In case some of you don’t know my history of writing about how Ford and mass production companies typically don’t respect blue collar workers…. the word “Dummies”…
Hospital-acquired infections take toll on bottom lines – USATODAY.com One of the problems that hospitals are trying to reduce, through lean methods and other good standard practices, is hospital-acquired infections — known as “nosocomial infections.” Obviously, health providers have incentives…
By Luke Van Dongen Next in the blog series on the topic of applying lean tools to university courses is ‘Go & See’, which I personally believe can never be overdone. Getting back to our example from the Operations course…
There’s a column with that title in the current issue of Business 2.0 magazine, the Nov 2006 issue. I’m re-posting this because the article is now online. The piece is about measuring the productivity of office or white collar professional…
Learning about Lean Joe Ely is re-starting his blog, now with a focus on his very personal lean journey at work. Should make for interesting reading. I’m glad Joe is sharing the types of details I feel unable to share…
Journal Gazette | 11/15/2006 | Big Three get little from Bush session Has anyone heard the “weak yen” excuse from the Big 3 lately? GM’s Rick Wagoner claims Toyota gets a “$3,000 to $9,000” subsidy per vehicle for exports to…
