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…
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Part 2: More From the Original 1984 NUMMI Team Member Handbook: Unions, Teams,…
Here's Part 2 of a post about the original NUMMI Team Member Handbook from 1984 (see Part 1 here).
This, and…
Podcast #264 – Tyrone Butler on Lean, Six Sigma, ITIL & More
My guest for Episode #264 is a friend from here in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, Tyrone Butler. He is LSS…
Throwback Thursday: 23 Tweets I Might Have Sent in 2002
I have been going through some old papers recently and I found two sheets of paper with hand-written thoughts or…
Overcapacity and Overproduction in the Auto Industry (and Healthcare)
"Where the World's Unsold Cars Go To Die."
The photos are dramatic, including this one:
Note: The…
The Day I Thought I’d Get Fired from “The Old GM” –…
Following up on yesterday's post that talked about "the old GM" putting cost ahead of quality, I sometimes I get…
Parallels Between Philadelphia Eagles’ Coach Chip Kelly & A Lean Leader
The Philadelphia Eagles are playing in an NFL playoff matchup tonight against the New Orleans Saints. I'd…
Google Nexus Q – Made in the USA
I'm not sure Google has much of a market for a $299 media player (with the AppleTV and Roku players being under…
Mental Models and How We View the Gemba & Workers: GM & Dell
Regular readers know I started my career at General Motors from 1995 to 1997. After graduate school at MIT, I took…
“The speed and flexibility is breathtaking” – But in a good way?
There has been a lot of buzz over last Sunday's New York Times article "How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work." It's…
Your Thoughts on Recent Articles about Apple, Foxconn, and China?
This week, I've been reading and listening to a lot of articles about working conditions at the Foxconn facilities…
Waste & Respect for People in Hospice or a Dell Factory
I've recently had an email exchange with a retiree who is volunteering in a non-profit hospice care facility. I'm…
Guest Post: Lean Leaders Conference, Part 2 – To Centralise or…
Mark's note: You may recognize the author of this guest post, Andrew Castle, as a previous contributor and frequent…
NY Times on How The U.S. Needs to Manufacture Again
Op-Ed Columnist - An American Catastrophe - NYTimes.com:This article caught my eye since I grew up outside of…
Airbus "Violated Key Tenet of Lean"?
Airbus Aims to Pull Back Without Stalling - WSJ.com:This recent article about Airbus talks about facing a challenge…
Jeff Bezos at the Amazon Gemba
Curious at Amazon, but Not Idle - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
This piece about Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos made me think…
Eliminating Waste through Direct Communication
Eliminating He Said, She Said « Sharing thoughts, ideas and suggestions on hardwiring successI really like Quint…
Dell Gives Up on Manufacturing?
Dell Is Considering Selling Its Factories - Yahoo! NewsDell Plans to Sell Factories In Effort to Cut Costs -…