The CNBC reporter is now saying that Ford will be “smaller and nimbler.” Smaller yes, but more nimble? That remains to be seen. But, I’d argue that companies in this shrinking cycle (and Ford has already been in this job-cutting…
01/22/06 – The Detroit News Don’t worry, these skilled tradesmen will go into the famous JOBS Bank and receive almost full pay for doing nothing (something I’ve written about a lot on this blog). It *IS* necessary for Chrysler to…
Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing thoughts | Gemba Panta Rei Here is a sad update on Merck’s “lean” efforts (click the link above). I hate to call what they are doing “lean” but that’s what Merck is calling it. I posted…
The Manufacturer.com – Merck to cut jobs, close plants, get lean Merck was in the news quite a bit today, but this is the first article I’ve seen that mentions any claim to a “lean” strategy. If Merck thinks they…
News – StatesmanJournal.com From Oregon: “Neilsen Manufacturing Inc. said Monday that it will slash its work force from 175 to 50 because of competition from Southeast Asia. The 48-year-old company is a model of lean manufacturing, a group of practices…
Press-Telegram – News: It sounds like a compelling argument from the union. “Jacki Harris, president of United Aerospace Workers Local 148, said she agrees with the Boeing concept of lean manufacturing, but job cuts shouldn’t just come from the hourly…
Our consulting firm has two HR requirements before we’ll work with a client: 1. No regular employee will lose their job as a result of improvement activities. 2. No “forced ranking”. This means that there is no ongoing practice for…
Newsweek: International Editions – MSNBC.com: It’s not just manufacturing jobs: “15 years after U.S. and European multinationals started shipping large numbers of manufacturing jobs overseas, experts are saying that the ‘second wave’ of offshoring is at hand—and it promises to…
