Tag: Liker
Toyota’s Respect for People Principle: The Heart of Lean Thinking and...
A principle that has been often discussed (and hopefully practiced) in the Lean community over the past few years is usually described as "respect...
Just Call it “5S Six Sigma” Instead of “Lean Sigma,” Please
My whole career, I have worked with the Lean methodology (aka the Toyota Production System). I've just really never done much with Six Sigma....
Proof that 100% Inspection is Knot 100% Effectiv in Book Editing...
It's sometimes said (and I believe this to be true) that "100% inspection isn't 100% effective" (it seems like Dr. W. Edwards Deming might...
Fox News Channel Understands “Lean” Better than the WSJ
On Friday, there was yet another Wall Street Journal article about Lean (fixating as they always do on the "Just In Time" component). The...
Eric Ries On The Lean Startup Methodology And How To Build...
Episode #115 is a discussion with Eric Ries (@ericries), entrepreneur and author of the book The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically...
Interviewed by Mike Wall on Lean Healthcare
Thanks to Mike Wall, the host of the "Radio Lean" online program for interviewing me on Lean Healthcare.
You can find streaming audio here or...
Living in Your Customers’ Shoes – Airport Car Rentals & Lessons...
This might seem like a random topic, but what the heck, it's a Friday. I arrived in Orlando yesterday for the Society for Health...
Podcast #111, Jeffrey Liker on Toyota’s Challenges and His New Books
Episode #111 brings us some time with Professor Jeffrey Liker from the University of Michigan, the well-known author of many books in the The...
Is This Woman Set Up to Fail?
There are lots of places online where people can ask questions about Lean, such as the LEI forums and numerous LinkedIn groups. I saw...
How I Broke My Blog and Fixed It… Lessons Learned
For those of you who have had difficulty accessing LeanBlog.org for the past two weeks or so, I apologize. It's been frustrating to me...
Familiar Voices and New Voices on Lean
You heard enough from me yesterday... today I want to share some other voices with you and their thoughts on Lean. First, familiar voices...
Ten (Mostly) Common Misconceptions About Toyota & Lean
Ten Common Misconceptions About Toyota | Quality Digest
I found this interesting column from Quality Digest, by Stewart Anderson, a guy who says he has...
