One of the main principles of Womack and Jones’ Lean Solutions book is “don’t waste my time.” I had to teach a local company that principle yesterday. Or I tried. Long story short: home contractor company had set a 5…
A popular search term for people coming to the blog is “lean manufacturing quotes.” I’m not real big on using quotes and don’t have a ready collection handy, but I thought I would reach out to you, the blog readers.…
Boeing does more with less | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA Lean in aerospace sounds different than the lean I know. I don’t know the first thing about Boeing really, although I did get to tour one of their plants in…
San Antonio: a blueprint to lure Toyota – Triad – MSNBC.com: An article about how San Antonio and Texas lured the soon-to-open Toyota plant, with 20 years of relationship building. “‘Toyota spends a lot more time developing people,’ Hall said.…
The Evolving Excellence blog posted a video showing radar of FedEx planes flying into Memphis with a thunderstorm approaching. Funny video. I thought I would get into the act (keeping up with the Meyers and Waddells). This video is a…
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Here are two contrasting stories from my past week. The stories made me think of muda (waste) and kaizen, or at least the promise of kaizen. Waste in Customer Service: Last week, I wrote about the need to take my…
The Cincinnati Post – Don’t blame Japan Here’s the latest column from Jim Womack (read my Q&A with him here). On Nov. 22 after a speech at the National Press Club, Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford told the media,…
I’m pleased to present the latest in my Lean Thinker Q&A series, this time with Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of the recently-published book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Lean.” Here is part #2 of our Q&A, below. Part #1 is here. Jamie’s…
I’m on the road alot, as a consultant. I’m flying home to Texas today, so I’m about to check out of the hotel via the TV “On Command” menu. For all of the buttons on this remote, it sure would…
Financial News – Yahoo! Finance So is the Shingo Prize more indicative of book quality than it is for lean company performance? Either way, congrats to Jim Womack, Dan Jones, Freddy Balle, and Michael Balle for their Shingo winning books.…
