Too Clever By Half?
I know it’s weird that I have my camera in a bathroom, but it was a solo bathroom and I always have a camera in my pocket when doing Lean work. I ran across this papertowel dispenser and it wasn’t…
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Lean TVs in Mexico?
Sharp takes a gamble on new TV plant in Mexico – USATODAY.com Good article in the USA Today today. Sorry for the redundant redundancy there. I’m reminded of an earlier post about Olevia building some TV’s in the US. I’m…
Q&A With the Lean Dentist, Part 2
Here is a follow up to Part 1 of the recent Q&A I’ve facilitated with our friend, Dr. Bahri. Thanks to the blog reader (who works for a non-Dental, non-Medical company) who emailed me these questions. I always love hearing…
Lean Baby Names?
Our friend and sometimes blogger Bill Hanover posted a comment a few days ago about the arrival of a baby boy – congrats. He joked about “Lean” names, so I’ll share a few suggestions (and feel free to submit some):…
Smaller Airline Batches Hurt the System?
Small Jets, More Trips Worsen Airport Delays – AOL Money & Finance Here’s a free version of an article that originally appeared in the WSJ last week. Going back to the book Lean Thinking, Womack and Jones talked about their…
SME Lean Yearbook 2007
Link to Purchase on SME.org I was very honored to be asked to write an essay/case study on lean healthcare for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers new “Lean Yearbook” publication and that book is out now. It’s a large magazine…
Reducing Waste for Shoppers
Big Boxes Aim to Speed Up Shopping (WSJ) No, this isn’t about waste in packaging (I saw how the UK is pushing milk in plastic bags that you put into a reusable plastic jug at home, 75% less landfill space).…
China Sourcing "Potential Strategic Trap"
Boston Consulting Group Study It took a major strategy firm and some “simulations” to convince some folks that transporting manufactured goods from China can be slow and risky. Imagine that! Congestion at North America’s West Coast ports and continuing capacity…
What IBM is Doing isn’t Lean At All
I, Cringely . The Pulpit . Lean and Mean | PBS Alas, we can’t sue IBM Global Services (not IBM manufacturing) for misappropriation of the word “Lean.” This is yet another example of L.A.M.E., “Lean as Misguidedly Executed.” I don’t…
Darn Big Pieces on the Darn Big Loader
Big pieces of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner arrive | Seattle Times Newspaper This is really Kevin Meyer’s issue at Evolving Excellence, but I can’t resist blogging about this myself. Boeing is often hailed as a Lean company (or at least they…
LEI Response to "Lean Killed Rover?"
Check out the comments below this earlier post to see an initial response from the Lean Enterprise Institute’s Chet Marchwinski. He promises a lengthier response from Womack and Jones after they have had a chance to read the book that…
Lean Killed Rover?
Driving on the wrong side of the road — the myth of Japanese efficiency in car manufacturing A new book is out attacking Lean. Or maybe the book is actually attacking “L.A.M.E.”, or “Lean as Misguidedly Executed” at Rover. This…