Notes from Dr. Brent James at the Shingo Prize, Part 2 – Comments on Lean
Last week, I published Part 1 of my notes about a breakfast talk by Dr. Brent James at the Shingo Prize Conference.…
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Taylorism
My Thoughts on Standardized Work and #Lean
I've written about many of these ideas and themes before in various blog posts, but I wanted to consolidate my…
L.A.M.E. as Heard on NPR?
Oh no, it seems like a L.A.M.E. ("Lean As Misguidedly Executed") story on NPR's All Things Considered program. No…
What You’re Searching For, January 2010 Edition
It's been a while since I've done a "What You're Searching For" Post, where I pull out items from my blog's…
Why it Took 15 Years for Common Sense to be Accepted – Medical Journal…
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: scientific management in the operating room
I sprung $20 for this healthcare journal…
Did the Reporter or GM Blow it on a Definition of TPS?
Calif. to get dose of auto anguish | Detroit Free Press | Freep.comHere's a recent story about the demise of NUMMI,…
Shop Class as Soulcraft
By Andy Wagner:
The New York Times recently published an essay by Matthew Crawford, based on his new book Shop…
More Retail Taylorism (The Whole Story)
Updated 11/17/08 10 PM central
If you have WSJ access, check out today's article "Stores Count Seconds to Trim…
Thinking is For Factories, Too
Seth's Blog: Henry Ford and the source of our fear
I really like Seth Godin's blog... but when he steps into…
Teaching "How to Think" not "What to Think"
I heard a great phrase, the Army liaison officer to the White House, Col. Chris Hughes, saying on cable news, "we…
God Forbid You Actually Listen to the Bottom 98%
Management Leaders Turn Attention to Followers - WSJ.com
This article caught my eye, this idea that someone…
“You’re the Time Study Man”
I have a funny story from earlier this week. I was doing some process observation with nurses at a hospital,…
Communists Hate Lean
Political Affairs Magazine - High-tech Capitalism and the Class Struggle:
You might not want to click on the…
The Tragedy of Waste
By Luke Van DongenI was very fortunate to have met Bob Emiliani at the Linking Lean Thinking to Education…
WSJ’s Wrong Conclusion on Frederick Taylor
Deja Vu - WSJ.com "Early Industry Expert Soon Realized a Staff Had Its Own Efficiency"
The WSJ has it wrong on…