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It's time for another "Throwback Thursday" post, which is, as always, accompanied by one of my thoughtful-looking…

I've been overdue in writing more posts about our Japan tour that took place two months ago now. See previous posts…

I recently saw an article about Avera Medical Group and Sanford Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: "Health…

I didn't know , until yesterday, that Toyota has an official company blog (at least for Toyota UK). Even…

I'm happy to be a participating author on "The Lean Edge" blog/site that's hosted by Michael Ballé author of The…

I'm in my home town of Livonia, Michigan this week, having arrived to the snow and cold yesterday, staying through…

People often ask me where the term "Lean" comes from. It's not an acronym, so it shouldn't be spelled "LEAN"…

Here's a fascinating article: "How Toyota brought its famed manufacturing method to India." The piece starts…

After the nice response to Lean Hospitals and  Healthcare Kaizen, I often get asked, "So, what's your next book…

Mark's Note: Today's post is by David Veech, the Executive Director of the Institute for Lean Systems. A fear or…

I'll start the week with another post about my tour of the TMMTX (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas) plant in San…

Airbus Aims to Pull Back Without Stalling - WSJ.com:This recent article about Airbus talks about facing a challenge…

Toyota beats GM in global production; GM No. 1 in global salesSo it turns out that GM *sold* more cars than Toyota…

DFW Airport | pegasusnews.comDFW International Airport will distribute more than $10,000 in "DFW Bucks" on December…

TSA considers reservations for airport security - USATODAY.comI'm not normally a fan of the TSA, but this proposal…

Part Shortages Mean Even Longer Delays First, as a refresher course, here's my take on why Dell is not a Toyota…