Tag: Flinchbaugh

Few would argue that lean is about an journey to the ideal state, towards perfection. It's a continuous, never ending journey. This is quite...

By Jamie Flinchbaugh Mark recently posted about Building Near Your Customers. Here's another reason - your product might end up at the bottom of the...

There are many books that are not at all about lean, but the lessons they contain are very helpful to a lean journey. Here's...

Getting lean right is more than just ideas. Here's an article on demand stream mapping that I was actually interviewed for. Don't know what...

I know that you can say whatever you want in the press, particularly if you're trying to sell this, but I couldn't believe I...

There are many books that are not at all about lean, but the lessons they contain are very helpful to a lean journey. Here's...

A couple months ago, Mark commented on the unraveling of the mystery of Raytheon's Swanson's The Unwritten Rules of Management. This book got incredible...

By Jamie Flinchbaugh < The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean >I've read my share of articles on lean, and its no wonder people are confused...

I won't comment on this much, because I'm not an expert on the Chinese auto industry (I still buy U.S.-built cars). But The Great...

Unless you subscribe to Superfactory, you probably haven't noticed a nearly raging debate on the true contributions to "lean" and the Toyota Production System...

In this Business Week column, the title is The Myth of Creativity. This takes a bold stance AGAINST creativity. Here is the central premise: The...

Today's Detroit News wrote about lean in healthcare, this time in their own beloved University of Michigan system. Titled "U-M Hospital Takes Page from...