Odeo: 2006 Congressional Agenda, Lean Manufacturing, Auto Show- 01/22/06 The link above is an interview that Jamie did with a radio station earlier this year. Jamie’s appearance starts at about 12:00. Here is a link for a direct download of…
WSJ.com – ‘Tagged’ Sponge Beeps If Doctors Leave It Behind Leaving foreign objects inside the body after surgery is a problem that plagues hospitals. One earlier study found that medical personnel left foreign objects, most often sponges, inside a patient’s…
WSJ.com – In the Lead “For Now, the FocusIs More on Innovation Than on Budget Cuts” Free version hereThis column goes into the category, almost, of the “what’s beyond lean?” article that pops up from time to time. The trend…
In the first-ever Lean Blog Podcast, Mark Graban talks with Norm Bodek about quick and easy Kaizen and how it differs from large, event-based improvement efforts. Bodek explains how simple, employee-led improvements–supported by trust, experimentation, and respect for people–can make…
WSJ.com – Can Mr. Fix-It Find Time for GM? Part of the discussion about a GM-Nisssan/Renault alliance has been the old “purchasing efficiencies” driven by the idea of economies of scale. This means, if you’re bigger, you get a better…
I won’t comment on this much, because I’m not an expert on the Chinese auto industry (I still buy U.S.-built cars). But The Great Race: China offers big challenges but huge opportunities offers a primer on the ins and outs…
tompeters! management consulting leadership training development project management: It’s no surprise that Tom Peters would have this take. He always asks, “what happens when you combine two big slow stupid elephants? it’s usually a bigger, slower, dumber elephant” (I am…
Unless you subscribe to Superfactory, you probably haven’t noticed a nearly raging debate on the true contributions to “lean” and the Toyota Production System by one Dr. Shigeo Shingo. Here’s a little of the storyline. It basically comes down to…
I received an email from an MBA student in Turkey (this truly is a global lean community). The emailer asked me a question (which I posting here with permission): I am doing research for my project at school. I noticed…
No One Does Lean Like The Japanese – Business Week This article has some nice case study examples of how Matsushita is using lean principles to turn their business around. But, this article compounds some of the usual lean myths.…
WOAI: San Antonio News – Toyota Countdown: Landing a Job at Toyota Here’s a story about hiring at the Toyota San Antonio plant. There are far more applicants than jobs available, so Toyota can be selective in its hiring. The…
Today’s Detroit News wrote about lean in healthcare, this time in their own beloved University of Michigan system. Titled “U-M Hospital Takes Page from Toyota,” it starts out with a flaw, stating: “U-M is one of the first medical centers…
