TL;DR:The late Norman Bodek argues that Lean fails not due to poor workers or missing tools, but because management systems prioritize short-term results over developing people. Toyota’s real advantage, he says, is its long-term commitment to respect, learning, and empowering…
Kaikaku Norman Bodek now has a lean blog, the link is above. I conducted an interview with Mr. Bodek last week. I’m hoping to get that posted here on my blog over the weekend or early next week. Please check…
Click for Article This past year has been a good one for new lean manufacturing books. I haven’t read this one yet, so I can’t give it a personal recommendation, but I’ve heard many good things. Has anyone read this,…
Click for Article Not much “lean stuff” in the news today, so I’ll point out another source of good lean articles, including this Norman Bodek piece on walking the “gemba”. Do your managers (and not just the first level managers)…
