Should We Blame “Just in Time” or “Short-Term Thinking”…
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Lean Whiskey #27: Lean Coffee: Pour Over Edition & Some Inventory / Supply…
Jamie Flinchbaugh, Mark Graban
In Episode 27, Mark and Jamie switch things up a bit with a morning recording of…
The WSJ is Once Again Mostly Wrong About Just in Time (No Surprise)
This image -- a huge container ship coming from a far-off land -- does NOT represent the Lean and Toyota…
Creating a Culture of Learning From Mistakes at The Raymond Corporation
You might remember this Lean Blog Interviews podcast episode that I did last year with Keith Ingels from The…
Keith Champion on the Lucid (Motors) Production System
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My guest for Episode…
What are the Origins of the Term SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Die)?
In my recent podcast with Ritsuo Shingo, one topic was the history of the acronym "SMED" -- it stands for…
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…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 26, 2021
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…
Going From GM to Toyota to Healthcare and Beyond: Jay Hodge
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My guest for Episode #402 is Jay Hodge, the…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 12, 2021
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…
Jeff Liker on the Second Edition of “The Toyota Way”
Wow, 400 Episodes!! 400 episodes in roughly 15.5 years... that's about 800 weeks, or one episode every two weeks,…
Lesa Nichols: Reflecting on Hajime Oba and Her Toyota Experience
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My guest for Episode #399 of the Lean Blog…
Hide Oba Discusses His Legendary Father, Toyota’s Hajime Oba
Joining me for Episode #397 is Hide Oba. His father was the late Hajime Oba, famous for his work at Toyota and the…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: Best of 2020
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…
Steven J. Spear Remembers the Incredible Hajime Oba of Toyota
Joining me again for Episode #386 is Steve Spear, who reached out to share recollections of one of his most…
Remembering Hajime Oba of Toyota and TSSC (1945-2020)
I've seen a number of people post on LinkedIn about the passing of the legendary "Mr. Oba" of Toyota (sometimes…
CEO Akio Toyoda’s Perspectives on the Toyota Production System
I was really happy to see this publication by Toyota, from Japan but in English:
"Akio Toyoda's View on Toyota…
Katie Anderson on “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn”
Katie Anderson
My guest for Episode #379, joining me for the fifth time, is Katie Anderson, author of the…