Tag: Manufacturing

Manufacturing Leadership, Lean Systems, and Continuous Improvement

Manufacturing is where many Lean ideas were first developed—but lasting results never come from tools alone. This archive explores manufacturing through the lens of leadership, safety, culture, and systems thinking, drawing lessons from real plants, executives, and frontline experiences that still matter today.

From Toyota and NUMMI to modern aerospace, appliance, and industrial operations, these posts show how manufacturing excellence depends on respect for people, learning from problems, and designing systems that make the right work easier.

How Specific an Example Do You Need?

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From the Northwest Lean Network email listserv, about a week ago:" I...

WSJ is STILL Shocked We Build Stuff Here

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For Some Manufacturers, There Are Benefits to Keeping Production at Home - WSJ.com This really is a recurring theme in the WSJ, this article starts: "It...

New Dave Gleditsch IW Column

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IndustryWeek : Transforming Your Business To Lean: Lessons LearnedHere's the latest column by Pelion Systems CTO Dave Gleditsch, featured here in an earlier LeanBlog...

Calling DFW or Texas Lean Companies

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Personal request -- I'm looking for a Dallas/Fort Worth area company that is in an advanced state of lean implementation. (that's quite a flexible...

Hiding Defects in the Ceiling

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USA's only breast implant factory adjusts to silicone approval (USA Today)First off, shame on the journalist for using the "everything is bigger in Texas"...

Boeing Still Improving with Lean

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Manufacturing overhaul will help Boeing avoid bottlenecks - MarketWatchHere's a Wall St. analyst who is actually high on their lean efforts:"The key behind lean...

Searching the Shopfloor Investment Value

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Wilbur Ross moves into the auto-parts industry - December 11, 2006I referenced this article from FORTUNE a few days ago, but here's an individual...

TV’s Made in the USA

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Olevia opens U.S. LCD and LCos Assembly Plant at Digital Pipeline I was reading an article in the NY Times today about a downturn in...

Enlightening Top Leadership on the Benefits of Lean: A Conversation with...

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Here is LeanBlog Podcast #11, once again with Norman Bodek of PCS Press and the author of many books, including Kaikaku: The Power and...

WSJ Finds Another U.S. Manufacturer

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Few Hands, Many Hours - WSJ.comSorry for the delay in getting to Part 3 in the WSJ series that I like to call, "Hey,...

Another Small Company Lean Story

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The Connecticut Post Online - Shelton firm shows off streamlining:Here's another story about a small private manufacturing company, Electri-Cable Assemblies, and their lean success....

Census of Manufacturers

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Along with the profiles of this year's Industry Week's Best Plants Award, the latest issue includes the latest census data on continuous improvement. Of...
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