Tag: Layoffs
Another Article on Firms that Don’t Use Layoffs
Some Firms Cut Costs Without Resorting to Layoffs - WSJ.comHere's a follow up to my recent post on layoffs (or not to layoff). There...
To Layoff or Not To Layoff — That Really is a...
It seems like all we're hearing now is layoffs, layoffs, layoffs. This article reports that Danaher, considered by many to be the best Lean...
The Death of the Jobs Bank
UAW suspends jobs bank, delays retiree fund payments - USATODAY.comSo this might be the end of the infamous Jobs Bank that we've talked about...
Laying off Lean People
Mass General cuts 200 jobs - Daily Business Update - The Boston GlobeTimes are tough, financially, for many organizations -- hospitals included. About two...
Toyota’s Commitment to People
Toyota's plunge into big pickups veers into a Texas-size ravine - USATODAY.com
I've already written about this before, but there was a new article in...
Toyota, Layoffs, Stabbings, and Respect for People
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...
Using Lean to Expand Capacity… Who Loses?
CJOnline / The Topeka Capital-Journal - Topeka Hallmark to absorb workIs there a Hallmark card that says, "Sorry you lost your job?" They do,...
No Loyalty or Responsibility from Dell – Don’t Call Them "Lean"
Dell to close Austin plant, cutting more than 800 jobs | Statesman Business Blog
I'm angry. I try not to blog when I'm angry, so...
Skill Development Critical to Success
Why do many of our best companies move to China or other countries? Some do it for the lower labor rates, but just as...
L.A.M.E. Strikes in Virginia
General Dynamics workers laid off - SWVAToday.comIt's been a while since a Lean As Mistakenly Executed (L.A.M.E.) sighting. Or, in other words, stuff...
Don’t Look for "Lean" in the PC Industry
How H-P Reclaimed Its PC Lead Over Dell - WSJ.comToday's WSJ article doesn't focus on the Dell layoffs (although it does mention them, as...
Toyota Announces Plan to Release Temporary Workers
Got Boondoggle?: Toyota Releases Temp Workers
I got asked today why I hadn't yet commented on Toyota planning to fire some temporary workers in Indiana....
