Episode #6 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast: Speyside Scotch, Remembering…
Mark and Jamie
After the last episode with guest host Paul Critchley, I'm once again joined by Jamie…
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Chrysler
On the Recent Passing of Two American Auto Industry Legends: Lee Iacocca and Ross…
Lee Iacocca, the former CEO of Chrysler, passed away on July 2.
Ross Perot, founder and former CEO of EDS,…
This Date in Lean Blog History: August 6
My blog will turn 10 years old in February 2015. You're probably either thinking, "Wow, that's awesome!" or "Get a…
Lean Thinking (Finally?) Gets to Chrysler Windsor Plant?
This article appeared back in March... March of 2013... as in this year: "Windsor Chrysler workers reduce waste to…
MD or MBA as CEO? Wrong Question?
As I've worked with different hospitals and different leaders, I've sometimes wondered if there's been a study on…
The CEO as 24×7 Expeditor? That’s Not Good
The traditional model of business leadership has the CEO as the most important decision maker.…
Three Bankers and a Campaign Aide Walk Into an Auto Industry…
A Look at Obama's Auto-Bailout Team - WSJ.comStop me if you've heard that joke before... so here is the assembled…
"Viable" by March 2009?
Bush Gives Emergency Loans to Automakers - NYTimes.comDetroit News ArticleI don't understand this at all. What is…
Chrysler matches Toyota in a Single Skew-able Metric – Who Cares?
Chrysler matches Toyota in efficiency - Detroit NewsI didn't mean for this to become "beat up on the Detroit Three"…
A "Lean" Article that Doesn’t Mention Real Lean
Turning Chrysler Into ToyotaIt's disappointing when a publication with the wide audience of BusinessWeek…
What if Roger Penske *Had* Run Chrysler?
Roger Penske adds the Smart car to his $17B empire - Oct. 5, 2007Good article here about businessman Roger Penske.…
Updated: Press leaving Toyota for Chrysler
Autoblog.com reportThis is surprising -- Toyota's top U.S. executive, Jim Press, who had been the first American…
Updated: Nardelli to Run Chrysler
I was completely stunned by the WSJ headline this morning that announced Bob Nardelli, formerly of GE and Home…
Is China’s Chery Lean?
Article Link - Chrysler Picks a Chery
So Chrysler is going the route of importing inexpensive cars from China.…
Suppliers: GM better, rivals not
Detroit News ArticleGM, Ford, and Chrysler are frequent targets here for their "beat up the suppliers" approach to…
Will the Chrysler Deal be Good for Lean?
You have probably read the basic news story on the Chrysler buy out deal (check out the latest on the Detroit News…
LeanBlog Podcast #24 – Jim Womack, State of the Auto World
Episode #24 of the LeanBlog Podcast is the 2nd part of my recent conversation with Jim Womack, of the Lean…
How About Partnership Instead?
New Detroit Woe: Makers of Parts Won't Cut Prices - WSJ.comWah, the latest complaint from the "Detroit Three"…