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…
IndustryWeek : Beyond Lean: The Perfect Lean Market Subscribe to IndustryWeek … everything looks like a nail. Right? I’m an Industry Week subscriber and the magazine is generally worthwhile. I’ve linked to some of their articles and commentary on lean…
ManagementWisdom.com I blogged earlier about an excellent “Lean Healthcare” DVD called “Good News: How Hospitals Heal Themselves”. Please call or email your local PBS station and ask them to air it, as many other PBS stations have done. I’m still…
I realize that I’m not doing well on personal inventory management when I’m sending out Mothers Day cards with Christmas stamps! At least that’s just a few bucks worth of inventory the drawer. I don’t send “snail mail” much anymore,…
