Comments from GE’s CEO
An interview with P&G and GE CEOs Lafley and Immelt – December 11, 2006: I saw this yesterday and it jumped out at me, from a FORTUNE magazine interview with Proctor & Gamble’s CEO, A.G. Lafley and GE’s Jeff Immelt:…
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Great Comment on the Blog
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…
New WSJ Article on Toyota
As Rivals Catch Up, Toyota CEO Spurs Big Efficiency Drive – WSJ.com Not sure if there will be a free version online (if so, I’ll try find it or someone post a link). Welcome, WSJ readers who found me via…
New Contest — Pose a Lean Question or Challenge
We have winner (12/27) Hi, blog readers. It’s time for another Lean Blog contest. Our first was the “Everyday Lean” contest, where the winner won a copy of Jamie Flinchbaugh’s book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road.…
30 Rock: Jack Donaghy, Jack Welch, and the Sweet Juice of Mind Grapes
NBC’s 30 Rock gave us another gem of workplace satire in its first season–this time blending reverence, absurdity, and a strange reference to fruit. In one scene, corporate executive Jack Donaghy (played by Alec Baldwin) delivers another over-the-top line of…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean ON SALE!
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is offering a special holiday sale on their best-seller for 2006, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road. The price on Amazon is $30, but SME is selling it for $25.50 for regular…
Reducing Paper Waste
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…
Quality of Work and Service, Part 2
Phoenix: Pizzeria Bianco – Traveler Reviews – Pizzeria Bianco…Very Stressful.. – TripAdvisor I wrote the other day about the wonderful high quality food at Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix. I looked at some reviews online and some people are very unhappy…
Lean Manufacturing in China: Opportunities and Challenges – Featuring Jim Womack
Update 12/17: Click here for part 2 of the Womack podcast. LeanBlog Podcast #12 brings us a special guest, James P. Womack of the Lean Enterprise Institute, the author of many books, including the classic (published 10 years ago) Lean…
Quality of Work, Quality of Service
I’ve been reading the book Managing The Professional Service Firm by David Maister, which is targeted toward the management of professional firms: consulting, law, and finance for example. But, he has a concept that should resonate for any business: “Quality…
Applying Little’s Law at the Hospital
This post is partly in tribute to Peter and his Little’s Law blogging at shmula.com (it’s not all Little’s Law all the time, however). More on Little’s Law at wikipedia. Or check out the excellent textbook Factory Physics for even…
Cutting Corners or Cutting out Waste?
cbs4boston.com – Pats Install Synthetic Turf At Gillette Stadium I was watching the Bears/Patriots game yesterday and the announcers mentioned that a new artificial turf surface was installed for the Patriots, replacing the old natural grass field that got real…
