Alternative History: GM Uses Lean to Remain #1 in the Auto Industry
ChatGPT is still all the rage. It's one thing to treat the chatbot like Google. But I recently learned about some…
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Why “On Deck Chairs” Can Improve a Covid Vaccination Clinic Flow and…
My previous post in this series: A Lean Guy Gets Vaccinated at Dodger Stadium
On Saturday, March 6th, I had the…
A Look Back at Posts About Visiting Toyota Plants in Texas and Japan
Today, I'll be touring the Toyota truck plant in San Antonio again, the plant known as TMMTX. I'm there with our…
Lessons from the NUMMI 10th Anniversary Book Published in 1994
I did manage to buy a book that was published by NUMMI to celebrate their 10th anniversary. "10 Years of Quality…
Did Toyota’s #Lean Mindsets & Practices Really Leave the (Now) Tesla…
Tesla builds cars in what used to be the NUMMI factory, a joint venture between Toyota and GM (which meant it was…
Live Blogging Day 1 of #HCSummit17 – #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California.
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Learning & Emulating Without Copying Blindly from Duke Hoops, Toyota, or…
While I'm writing here about Northwestern men's basketball learning from Duke (without copying everything), the…
Part 2: More From the Original 1984 NUMMI Team Member Handbook: Unions, Teams,…
Here's Part 2 of a post about the original NUMMI Team Member Handbook from 1984 (see Part 1 here).
This, and…
Highlights from the Original 1984 NUMMI Team Member Handbook, Part 1
I recently wrote about my exploration of the collected papers of the late Don Ephlin, a UAW senior leader and a…
Coming Soon: A Fresh Look at Some Old GM & NUMMI Documents About Lean, Japan,…
When I was a graduate student at the MIT Leaders for Global Operations program, one of our visiting professors was…
Podcast #259 – Steve Bera, Reflections on NUMMI and #Lean, Part 2
Today's episode #259 is Part 2 of a discussion I started with Steve Bera in episode #256. Steve was one of the…
Podcast #256 – Steve Bera, Reflections on NUMMI and #Lean, Part 1
I'm really excited to have Steve Bera as my guest for episode #256 of the podcast. I read about him as he was…
GM’s CEO Roger Smith Thought Toyota Had Magic, But This Was the…
Thanks to this post by Bruce Hamilton (aka "Toast Guy" or "Old Lean Dude"), I was reminded of the old General…
Throwback Thursday: “This American Life” on NUMMI Lessons,…
Episode #403 of the public radio program "This American Life" originally aired in 2010, telling the story of the…
“How do you deliver quality and value to market quickly?” –…
When I was back at MIT earlier this month, I really enjoyed the lectures that I was able to attend. See my notes…
Is Your Lean Journey Being Embraced With “Open Arms?” Are you…
The phrase "Lean journey" is used widely to describe an organization's transformation over time. It's either a…
Podcast #209 – George Friesen, Lean, Kaizen, and Idea Boards
My guest for episode #209 is George Friesen, Business Practice Leader for Lean Transformations in…
Run Fast if You Ever Hear This Phrase from a “Lean Six Sigma”…
I sometimes torture myself by watching webinars given about "Lean Sigma." I hear a lot of claptrap about Lean...…