Lean Pizza?
I was able to have dinner at the famous Pizzeria Uno in Chicago on Friday. It had been too long since I’ve had really good Chicago stuffed pizza — REAL Chicago pizza, not the fake bready stuff that too many…
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Lean is the Norm??
Including the Missing Links in the Global Supply Chain – InformationWeek White Papers: Here’s one more reason to NOT pay attention to “lean” articles from software vendors. Don’t waste your time on the link above, but it includes the line:…
Lean Outsourcing
By Mike Lopez A Bay Area-based global outsourcing expert, Mark Zetter, and HP’s former worldwide manufacturing education manager, Eric Olsen, Ph.D., have written a white paper on Lean Outsourcing. In the article, they raise a very good point. United States-based…
Lack of Error Proofing Kills 3 Babies
This is an incredibly sad, and completely preventable, situation. Three babies are dead, and three more injured, because the wrong drug was administered to them at an Indianapolis hospital. Let’s keep in mind, first, this quote from the World Health…
OK, So It’s Not the "Lean Travel" Blog
I know not everybody travels, so y’all might not be concerned about attempts to see lean (or NON lean) practices in the travel world. But, I travel almost weekly, so this is one “gemba” I see quite a bit. One…
Dark Outlook for Non-Lean Car Makers
WSJ.com – Ford and Chrysler Show Dark Outlook For U.S. Car Makers I received an email from a blog reader, Jack, from Tampa FL. I assume he’s from outside the auto industry and he wrote: In light of Mr. Womack’s…
Found On Road… Death Spiral
USATODAY.com – Ford to cut one-third of salaried staff, $5 billion in costs, stop dividend As a guy who grew up in Michigan and around the auto industry, this is sad. Does it really take a new “$30 Million Dollar…
Why Make It Hard to Buy?
Sigh, crabby mood… for those of you who don’t like the “Crabby Mark” blog posts, here come a few today. It’s often commented about here (and Jamie Flinchbaugh makes this point in his first podcast discussion with me), that lean…
Some Poor Problem Solving
More travel adventures… I woke up this morning and got into the shower. I was surprised that the soap and shampoo that I used Monday morning was gone (that’s waste, throwing out half used toiletries). I stepped out of the…
Lack of Clear Visual Controls and Training in the NFL
After Saban’s late flag, Steelers roll Did you see the Steelers/Dolphins game last night? It probably didn’t impact the final score, but there was a long pass to the Steelers TE Heath Miller, 80-some yards, he scored a TD, but…
Liker: Auto Suppliers Still Not Lean
Lean Blog: LeanBlog Podcast #3 — Dr. Jeffrey Liker I hope you have listened to the LeanBlog Podcasts. I’m surprised that they haven’t generated more comments and questions from listeners. In my third Podcast, the first one with Jeff Liker,…
What’s Driving Toyota?
What’s Driving Toyota? Baseline Magazine: Here is a fairly broad overview of Toyota, written for a tech magazine audience. There are good details about the Kentucky plant and TPS (including some quotes from Jeff Liker), so it’s a good read…