Tag: Retail

Internal Competition Hurts Teamwork? Duh!

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Retailers Reprogram Workers In Efficiency Push - WSJ.comThis is more of a Deming philosophy article than a "Lean article" since the retailer in question...

Tesco Understands Economics

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Sir Terry Leahy: The 'Robert Mugabe of retail' bites back - People, News - The Independent First off, that's a pretty nasty nickname, being called...

God Forbid You Actually Listen to the Bottom 98%

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Management Leaders Turn Attention to Followers - WSJ.com This article caught my eye, this idea that someone other than top executives might actually have some...

Reducing Waste for Shoppers

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Big Boxes Aim to Speed Up Shopping (WSJ)No, this isn't about waste in packaging (I saw how the UK is pushing milk in plastic...

Greatest Asset, My…

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Circuit City's harsh layoffs give glimpse of a new world First off, Circuit City is not a "Lean" company. So when people ask "is Lean...

"You can’t s*** on your employees"

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Business Week: Out At Home DepotAs more details about the former Home Depot "leader" and his "leadership" come out, it's a sad case...

Respect in Retail Roundup (Wal-Mart and Home Despot)

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Forbes Article on Wal-Mart Here is a decidedly pro-Wal-Mart article ("the fair and balanced Lean Blog") in a follow up to this post about...

Wal-Mart Scheduling and Respect for People

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Wal-Mart Seeks New Flexibility In Worker Shifts (WSJ $$) Today's WSJ has an article about how Wal-Mart is moving towards computerized scheduling that micromanages schedules...

The Downside of Everyday Lean

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An email from a friend, he and his company will remain anonymous. "OK so it's confession time. I've been reading your Blog fairly...