Tag: Japan

Our thoughts and prayers are with our friends in Japan and everybody there dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake and whatever problems are...

Video #7 is a continuation of Episode #3 with Norman Bodek recounting his early trips to Japan and learning about kaizen, just in time,...

Toyota Posts Big Loss, Signals More to Come - WSJ.comI saw this article on Saturday and it reminded me to go ahead and blog...

In Japan, more CEOs share the pain of tough times - USATODAY.comThe USA Today, whether they're trying or not, is doing a good job...

The other 'Big 3': Japanese car giants caught in sales skid, too - USATODAY.comIt was Kaizen Week in the paper, apparently, as the word...

Norman Bodek is once again back for episode #61 of the LeanBlog Podcast, talking about his discovery of a unique system in Japan, at...

I'd love to go on one of these Japan lean study missions at some point. Blogger Jason Yip, who writes about Lean software development...

Blog reader Kevin wrote with this excellent question (used with his permission):My question is about the idea I see many using in the lean...

The Associated Press: Toyota lays off 800 line workers at Japan plant I'm starting to cut Toyota less slack for their claims of not having...

Fixing East-West clash challengingProf. Jeffrey Liker keynoted a Lean event in Oklahoma and is quoted as saying:Maybe the cowboy and the samurai best illustrate...

CURRENTS / 'Toyota way' inspires lean practices From a Japanese newspaper, an article about the impact the Toyota Production System is having on organizations around...

I know a lot of you also read Ron Pereira's Lean Six Sigma Academy blog, but I wanted to make sure you see his...