Notes from #IHI09 Day 2: MemorialCare
What an invigorating and exciting time at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 21st National Forum. …
Bad News not Flowing Either Direction at GM?
Last week, I blogged about an episode where bad news wasn't flowing up in Boeing (or, it's part of a pattern).…
Report: Toyota’s First Layoffs Since 1950??
Report: Toyota considers cutting 1,000 jobs - USATODAY.com
With the down economy, there had been much discussion…
To Layoff or Not To Layoff — That Really is a Question
It seems like all we're hearing now is layoffs, layoffs, layoffs. In this article it was reported that Danaher,…
BIDMC’s Lean Response to the Economy
Running a hospital: It's the economyYou might have seen in the news that hospitals showed record profits in 2007,…
Another “Bad 5S” Example
leanblog.org | Lean Blog: Bad Lean/5S Hits the UK Media
I presented yesterday and had a great day (meeting…
Toyota, Layoffs, Stabbings, and Respect for People
The Associated Press: Toyota lays off 800 line workers at Japan plant
I'm starting to cut Toyota less slack for…
No Loyalty or Responsibility from Dell – Don’t Call Them…
Dell to close Austin plant, cutting more than 800 jobs | Statesman Business Blog
I'm angry. I try not to blog…
"Not Conducive to Suggestions"
My ears always perk up when I hear the word "suggestions." Again, it was in a football context. But unlike the ASU…
Lean Cannot be Measured by Inventory Alone
I know many of you won't have access to this article from the latest Industrial Engineer magazine (from the…
Booz Gets Lean (without knowing it)
by Dan MarkovitzThe latest issue of Strategy+Business, Booz Allen Hamilton's business journal, features an article…
Not Blowing "Hot Air" About Lean
Fanmaker hot on local production -- chicagotribune.comOk, sorry for the headline. I think mine's worse than the…
Bad Systems in the News: Northwest
NWA blames pilot absences: Detroit Free PressUpdated: NWA calls back all its pilots as cancellations mountIn…
Another Lean Textile Example
Maintaining a fat-free factory floorHere's a nice factory case study, once again in the textiles industry (just…
Lean and Economic Development
JS Online: Editorial: A new way of thinking:Wisconsin is mentioned frequently here on the Lean Blog, with many…
Toyota Announces Plan to Release Temporary Workers
Got Boondoggle?: Toyota Releases Temp Workers
I got asked today why I hadn't yet commented on Toyota planning to…
"I know what this is about!!"
I ran into my first real "nasty" person in the healthcare world back a few months back. I still have my scars from…
GM Jobs bank programs — 12,000 paid not to work
Detroit News - 10/17/05UPDATE 2/9/06: Why the sudden interest in this article?? Email me.This isn't new news, nor…