Retailers Reprogram Workers In Efficiency Push – WSJ.com This is more of a Deming philosophy article than a “Lean article” since the retailer in question here doesn’t say they’re using Lean…. which is good, since the situation described in the…
So I’m using some online software for work, a system that I don’t normally have to use. I enter a login and password, and then hit the ENTER key on my keyboard. Most web pages or software will recognize this…
Think Like the CEO of a Brand Called You « Personal Branding Blog – Dan Schawbel The much-maligned software salespeople telling the truth? It was bound to happen. Mark Kuta, a former software salesperson, is peddling a book. In an…
Collaborative Software Initiative The link above is a project that might be interesting to those of you working in “Lean Software”… or those who afraid of problems in our collective ability to track the spread of infectious diseases. From their…
If you’re an active listener to Podcasts, like the LeanBlog Podcast, you might likely use Apple iTunes software. If you’re like me, you might subscribe to more podcasts than you actually have time to listen to (although I hope you…
Implementing LEAN in our IT Office – IT Project Guy – FindTech Blogs Here is a blog post written by an IT project manager, Gary Rosenfeld, who is in a workplace that is starting to implement Lean. Or, at least…
We had a similar post/discussion before about software for Value Stream Mapping. Now, I’d like to ask/survey the blog audience about software for work measurement or time studies. The category of software I’m talking about includes these: UMT Plus, from…
Kanban in Action Here’s a nice example of applying Kanban to a software development process, from David J. Anderson’s “Agile Management Blog.” Has anyone used a process like this for managing open factory maintenance issues instead of software bugs? Visit…
DemandPoint From their Press Release: Pelion Systems, a market leader in Lean Manufacturing Operating Systems, and JCIT International, the pioneer of award-winning Demand Flow ® Technology (DFT), have entered into an agreement to merge companies and create a new organization…
Episode #22 of the Podcast is a discussion with Allan Wilson, CEO of Factory Logic, a software company that was acquired by SAP late last year. Allan is now the VP of Lean Manufacturing Operations for SAP. We talk about…
Intel, Motion Develop Tablet PC for Nurses – WSJ.com More news stories via Google. Is this a “siren song” of technology for healthcare? Executives and managers in any industry, it seems, believe in the promise of technology as the solution…
InfoQ: InfoQ Interview: Mary and Tom Poppendieck on using Lean for Competitive Advantage On the page above is the intro to a video interview with Mary and Tom Poppendieck on the topic of “lean software development”. The page with the…
