Inside Toyota’s Takaoka #2 Line – Flexibility and Kaizen
This is an interesting article:
Inside Toyota's Takaoka #2 Line: The Most Flexible Line In The World
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On Boeing, GM, and Hospitals… and Epic Battles Between Reality and…
Yesterday's blog post was about a situation (with my podcast hosting service) that triggered memories of my time…
#TBT: The Carrot and the Stick on Steroids
I haven't done a Throwback Thursday in a while, but here's a new one.
I was reminded of an article I wrote for…
My Article for the LEI “Lean Post”: React Less and Improve More…
It's been a while since I've contributed something to the Lean Enterprise Institute's online publication, The Lean…
#Lean Shouldn’t be a Reason for Nurses to Strike
A retired labor leader from the automotive industry (who reads this blog) sent me a link to this article:…
The Catch-22 of #Lean & Kaizen: You Get More ROI by NOT Focusing Only on…
This post builds off of a little rant I went on over on LinkedIn. I wrote:
The Catch-22 of "Lean" training and…
What’s Going on at Tesla? Is @ElonMusk Following up on Employee Injuries?
There's a lot to admire about Elon Musk. I admire his risk taking and his entrepreneurial spirit. I use PayPal a…
What’s Going on at Whole Foods? It Doesn’t Sound Like #Lean
The chain Whole Foods is reportedly having inventory shortages and morale problems. It sounds like a real mess, but…
#Lean Can Be Very Fragile, Especially With Executive Changes
Lean can be very fragile. History shows that Lean can fall apart even in an organization that is years into a "Lean…
Employee Complaints About Lean in Healthcare, Even at Some of the Best…
Last week, I blogged about some employee complaints related to rotating day and night shifts at the Toyota San…
[Updated] Somebody *Did* Get Unjustly Fired in Hawaii, But System Problems Should…
The official report is out in Hawaii after the traumatic accidental missile warning that was sent last month. An…
What We’re Looking Forward to Learning at the Toyota Plant Tour
Tomorrow, with the entire KaiNexus team, I'm going to visit the Toyota truck plant in San Antonio, the plant…
Looking for “Champions of Change” in Healthcare Supply Chains and…
Who are the "champions of change" in your organization? Is your CEO a champion of change? How many of your…
Of Course Doctors Hate Being “Excluded” From Attempts to Improve
Thanks to those of you who sent me this HBR article:
Doctors Feel Excluded from Health Care Value Efforts
Hear…
Come Join Me to Study Lean & Kaizen for Healthcare: Japan 2018
In the past year or two, it seems like I have heard more about people and organizations leading Lean study trips to…
[Updated] Monday’s #SolarEclipse: Supply Chain Challenges and Eye Safety…
Any rare event creates a number of challenges when it comes to manufacturing and supply chains. We're seeing a…
Does Being Giddy With Knowledge About Wine or Lean Cause Problems?
Hear Mark read the post (subscribe to the podcast):
I enjoy "gemba visits" (of sorts) to wineries and vacations…
The Conundrum that is Dr. Deming on Metrics, Measures, and Data
There are Dr. W. Edwards Deming quotes that get thrown around... one that sounds incredibly "pro-data" and others…