Tag: NUMMI
Kaizen or "Greedy"?
Toyota sweats U.S. labor costsAnother article about the report that was taken from a Toyota computer, this time focused on Toyota's concerns about rising...
Signs are Not Error Proofing: Electrical Circuit Breaker Edition
I saw this at a hospital lab last year, a great example of true error proofing vs. just putting up warning signs. "Cautions" and...
NUMMI and Worker Health
Inside Bay Area - IBA - Alameda Times-Star - HomeHere's a pretty glowing article about how NUMMI, the Toyota/GM joint venture plant in Fremont...
Nice NUMMI Article
Inside Bay Area - IBA - Tri-Valley Herald - Local NewsHere's an article about the Toyota-GM joint venture plant known as NUMMI. I...
Lean at NUMMI
Society of Manufacturing EngineersHere's a good overview of the Toyota/GM "Joint Venture" plant, NUMMI. I put "JV" in quotes because, sure there is...
You Get What You Inspect: A NUMMI Lesson in Lean Leadership
Here is the sixth, and probably final, installment of my tales from the NUMMI tour.
You can revisit them by starting with Tale #1 and...
Why Toyota Knows Perfection Is Impossible: A NUMMI Lesson
NUMMI Tour Tale #4: The Pull Gift Shop
While the NUMMI plant would score very highly on almost any measure of visual management, you could...
How Toyota Used a Pull System in a NUMMI Gift Shop
NUMMI Tour Tale #1: Why Fix the Escalator?NUMMI Tour Tale #2: The Power of Reynolds WrapNUMMI Tour Tale #3: The Power of Why
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Why Toyota Explains “Why”: A NUMMI Lesson in Respect for People
NUMMI Tour Tale #1: Why Fix the Escalator?NUMMI Tour Tale #2: The Power of Reynolds Wrap
I think, by now, that Toyota is pretty famous...
How a Simple Kaizen Idea at NUMMI Saved Hours of Work
NUMMI Tour Tale #1: Why Fix the Escalator?
The NUMMI tour guide told an interesting kaizen story as we went past the body weld area....
Why Toyota Didn’t Fix an Escalator: A NUMMI Lesson in Lean...
I really enjoyed my tour of the NUMMI plant last Friday. I'll post my summary thoughts and impressions from the tour, but I wanted...
NUMMI opens new training facility at plant
Milpitas Post - LocalI saw the plant on Friday, it was pretty cool. Some excerpts from my visit notes are below, I should be...
