Manufacturing Engineering December 2006 I was sent the link to this article by Professor Thomas Johnson, noted author of books including Profit Beyond Measure. After reading the article, I’m a bit confused (although he makes some excellent points). Dr. Johnson…
The ‘Toyota Way’ Is Translated for a New Generation of Foreign Managers – New York Times Here’s a very good article from the NY Times, a few days ago, that talks about Toyota’s relatively new process training worldwide managers in…
JAL boss puts job on the line | FT business | The Australian JAL is planning on using the Toyota Production System as part of their turnaround. I’ve written before about United’s lean efforts, so maybe JAL can learn from…
Century Sign Builders is a Lean, green machine – MSNBC.com Here is a nice case study news story about a small sign making company that has used Lean, working with the New Mexico MEP program, to help grow their business.…
Lean Six Sigma Academy Blog: The Toyota Way Here is s news story that Ron, at the Lean Six Sigma Academy Blog, found on YouTube. The video is below and I had a few comments. First off, the reporter says…
Why U.S. automakers like GM and Ford are losing money – Jan. 26, 2007 Wow, leave it to a professional journalist to spin a phrase like my headline for this post. We don’t really need another post or discussion here…
Manufacturing overhaul will help Boeing avoid bottlenecks – MarketWatch Here’s a Wall St. analyst who is actually high on their lean efforts: “The key behind lean manufacturing is not just the margin improvement, but the fact that you can produce…
Sturm, Ruger to offer buyouts I’ve been getting entries in the “Lean Challenge” contest and read about this challenge online. We all talk about how lean shouldn’t drive layoffs. But what happens when you free up head count and can’t…
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #10, again with Jamie Flinchbaugh, Founder of and Partner, co-author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean. In this Podcast, we respond to an audio question from blog listener Bruce from Akron OH. The topic is how to…
Sharing thoughts, ideas and suggestions on hardwiring success I’ve written before about former hospital CEO and healthcare consultant Quint Studer and his amazing book “Hardwiring Excellence.” I think it’s a great book even for manufacturing folks. Quint now has a…
Sticks and Stones May Break Bones, But Warsaw, Ind., Makes Replacements – WSJ.com This was the fourth and final part in the WSJ series “Still Made in the USA.” There isn’t as much to talk about from a lean perspective…
Workers contribute to bottom line | Chicago Tribune This is a great example of how a $2.5M revenue company (Flexible Steel Lacing Co, outside of Chicago) can “do lean right” while huge companies struggle and forget the human element. Some…
