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…
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? 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…
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #4, again featuring Dr. Jeffrey Liker, My guest for episode #4 of the Lean Blog Podcast is Dr. Jeffrey Liker, professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. This is part two of…
GE is famously known for their use of Six Sigma as a cornerstone of the company. “Six Sigma,” of course, refers to a statistical value of 3.4 defects per million opportunities. On their overview of Six Sigma, GE says: “Today’s…
IndustryWeek : Viewpoint — Manufacturers Must Lean Forward, Not Backward The commentator, Dave Gleditsch, says: “I was disappointed to see comments from the U.S. Department of Commerce official Al Frink at the August 8 Management Briefing Seminars held in Traverse…
I ran into my first real “nasty” person in the healthcare world back a few months back. I still have my scars from working on lean and improvement activities in the factory world, the nasty looks and the negative attitudes…
My guest for episode three of the Lean Blog Podcast is Dr. Jeffrey Liker, professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan and author of The Toyota Way. Liker has spent decades studying how Toyota actually works,…
WSJ.com – Toyota May Delay New Models To Address Rising Quality Issues I haven’t found a free version of this article yet. Here is another article with a brief summary and a blog posting that references the article. The Gemba…
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Business Columnists Here is an article about the upcoming Toyota San Antonio plant and its leader, “T.J. Tajima.” Is it unique to have a guy from purchasing in charge of a…
“Toyota’s Globalization Takes Shape through the Camry” The link above the full text of a speech by Gary Convis, who I really admire as a lean leader. Some excerpts: “To be a successful automaker or supplier in today’s competitive world,…
PodcasterNews – Industry Report 8-4 Lean Blog Podcast – LeanBlog.org The link above is a short interview I did with Ken Rayment for his podcast, the “Better Process Podcast.” He does a daily showwith interviews and manufacturing news, you can…
