Tag: Toyota
"Just In Time Patients??"
Medical Leave -- Offshore Medicine -- Fast CompanyInteresting read here in the latest issue of Fast Company about a hospital in Thailand and...
The Power of Asking "Why?"
reportonbusiness.com: Asking 'why' again and again is harder than you think, but it works
It's kind of neat to see a column about the "5...
LeanBlog Podcast #41 – Jeff Liker on His Book Toyota Culture,...
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Here is LeanBlog Podcast #41 with Dr. Jeffrey Liker, Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. Dr. Liker is most...
The Dispersion of Toyota Talent
One of the most fascinating trends out of there is the spread of Toyota folks into other old-line automakers or parts suppliers -- Gary...
Inventor-itis, Not Inventory-itis
IndustryWeek Article about the Book | Subscribe to IndustryWeekAmazon Link: Overcoming Inventoritis: The Silent Killer of InnovationWhen I first read this headline,...
LeanBlog Podcast #39 – Jeff Liker on His Book Toyota Culture,...
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #39, once again featuring Dr. Jeffrey Liker, Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. Dr. Liker...
WWTD? Think!
I heard an interesting quote a while back (and I can't remember the source!). The speaker said something to the effect of:"The more we...
Lean *is* About Quality, Folks
Time for a low-carb Lean Six Sigma?:Stuff like this irritates me to no end:"Lean Manufacturing has us analyzing process flow and delay times at...
LeanBlog Podcast #37 – Jeff Liker, Toyota Culture, Part 1 of...
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #37, once again featuring Dr. Jeffrey Liker, Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. Dr. Liker...
Toyota’s Growth, Globalization, and Training
New York Times Article
Here's a recent article on Toyota's globalization -- how to grow and spread The Toyota Way quickly, yet effectively as they...
Lean Meets Green at Subaru
By Jason Turgeon:Introductions:I'm Jason Turgeon, the newest addition to the Lean Blog team. Mark and I have had an email dialog going for...
A "Lean" Article that Doesn’t Mention Real Lean
Turning Chrysler Into ToyotaIt's disappointing when a publication with the wide audience of BusinessWeek misrepresents the Lean and Toyota Production System concepts. But hey,...