Departments – ASSEMBLY Here is the latest lean column from Jamie Flinchbaugh. You can read my Q&A with Jamie here, and he is also the author of the book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Lean.” Jamie makes the argument that the main…
I’m pleased to present the latest in my Lean Thinker Q&A series, this time with Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of the recently-published book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Lean.” Here is part #2 of our Q&A, below. Part #1 is here. Jamie’s…
I’m pleased to present the latest in my Lean Thinker Q&A series, this time with Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of the recently-published book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Lean.” I’ve known Jamie for many years and have always found him to be…
Yesterday The Detroit Free Press published a collection of comments from auto industry analysts and GM leaders in a piece titled “5 Ways to Fix GM“ We’ve put a lot on the blog in recent months about the woes of…
Leading Lean: Get Your Payback From Lean! Here’s the latest column from Jamie Flinchbaugh, focused on leadership’s responsibility to create opportunities for successful factories. If you’re freeing up resources, equipment or people, it’s the responsibility of top management to find…
Leading Lean (Jamie Flinchbaugh) Here is the first installment of a new column that appears in Assembly Magazine, written by Jamie Flinchbaugh. Jamie writes about the importance of “lean thinking” and the power of that, as compared to and in…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean – Lessons from the Road Jamie Flinchbaugh and Andy Carlino have a newly released book. I haven’t read it yet, but will post a review as soon as I can. But, based on my experience with…
