I saw this while researching a vacation. This website has given the user the time saving option of “most popular cities” to avoid you having to type the city name. When asking people for data (customers, suppliers, employees), do you…
Event Registration (EVENT: 22786)Here is the archive of the Industry Week webcast from last week featuring Jeff Liker, author of The Toyota Way. You have to register through Industry Week, but they will let you download the slides. “Siren Song”…
globeandmail.com : KODIAK COMES HOME At first glance, this looks like a heartwarming story of a Canadian manufacturer that “came home” after bouncing around different Asian countries most of the past decade. “For the first time in six years, Kodiak…
Honda plans new Midwest auto plant More on Honda. Interesting strategy here. Where most companies try to be cheap and hire the lowest-cost employees possible, Honda is looking to do the opposite, in a way: “David Cole, president of the…
Much has been written and talked about over the last two years about the “human side of lean” and the “respect for people” pillar of TPS. Only through our own failings, my colleagues and I learned the hard way that…
Independent Online Edition > Business News Dell has been on the bad side of Wall Street for a while now, the stock is some 30% lower than it was in 1999. I might comment more later on Dell’s troubles, there…
WSJ.com – Airports Start to Feel the Sting Of Airline Cost-Cutting Efforts Fat airports? No, I’m not talking about the fast food concessions you find in most airports. This article discusses the conflict of styles in airport design. One approach,…
WSJ.com – Great Divide: CEO and Worker Pay I’ve never been a fan of Garrison Keiler, but I’m reminded of his famous quote: “Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all…
Racing Junky – How Toyota will shape the NASCAR of tomorrow I’m not a racing fan, but here is an interesting column about the impact that Toyota will have on racing, written from the perspective of a racing guy. It…
Hamilton Spectator – News I can’t believe I’m about to defend Ford. I’m not a huge believer in the Way Forward, it sounds like a bunch of hype and spin. What Ford (and GM) should work on is designing popular…
Toyota NAmerica forms independent panel to evaluate workplace harassment – Forbes.com Toyota Motor North America Names New Leadership Team, Appointing Yuki Funo Chairman and CEO, and Jim Press President If there is any upside in the alleged Toyota sexual harrassment…
I saw an example of error proofing when I was registering on Art Smalley’s Lean Website. Like many websites, it makes you enter your email address twice. If you type it incorrectly one time, the system will flag you and…
