Here is an archived webinar with Jim Womack and John Shook, brought to us by the Lean Enterprise Institute, titled “Lean Management and the Role of Lean Leadership.” Here is a link to a text Q&A that Womack did with…
Jim Womack sent out one of his emails today, this time focused on Ford, with their termoil. Either he writes quickly or he already knew Ford was in trouble and was inspired to write by the appointment of new CEO…
ABC News: Can a Charismatic CEO Save GM? GM partnering with Nissan Renault? Jim Womack doesn’t think it will help: “It’s hard to see how this deal has anything to do with doing a better job on any of those…
Bloomberg.com: News & Commentary Check out the link on the right hand side for the interview with Jim Womack (requires Real Player software). Here are some highlights, I’m paraphrasing the best I can. On GM not catching up to Toyota:…
Here is the latest exclusive Lean Manufacturing Blog Q&A With Jim Womack, author of Lean Solutions and founder of the Lean Enterprise Institute. We did an extended Q&A late last year, and here are some new responses to our questions…
WSJ.com – Why Toyota Won I still haven’t found a free version, but here’s a site with slightly more detail. Here is piece written by Jim Womack, in a similar vein to last week’s email newsletter. His main bullet points:…
This week, Jim Womack sent out his latest email newsletter, entitled “A Tale of Two Business Systems.” The Lean Enterprise Institute has offered up some of Jim’s time to answer a few selected questions about that letter or his recent…
IndustryWeek Column Here is the original article in question, from the Wall St Journal. The article did a little fear mongering, as the WSJ seems to do about once a year, about risks of “just in time” inventory practices. Womack…
Jacksonville’s Financial News and Daily Record Good article and comments from Jim Womack. Some had criticized him before for making it sound like manufacturing was doomed here in the U.S. because of China. Here, Womack says that lean is the…
Mr. Ford’s Wrong Turn From yesterday’s Washington Post, an opinion column by Jim Womack. Womack counters an assertion by Ford CEO Bill Ford that his company “can compete with Toyota, but we can’t compete with Japan.” It’s worth reading the…
Article Link: Consumers want a say in production: Interesting article: “‘China is developing very fast. But much of the growth is based on the model of mass production. How about one day when the advantages of low-wages fade and products…
For those who were interested but missed Jim Womack’s live webinar yesterday afternoon, the content is now available on-line. Anyone is able to access this until February 15, 2006. The Webinar included audio, a download-able slide presentation and a Q&A…
