Tag: Waste
Example: 5S and Reducing Waste
www.kansascity.com | 09/10/2007 | To survive and thrive in these days of globalization, manufacturing companies must carve away the fat.Here's a nice news story...
Duct Taping the Dreamliner
Flightblogger: Temporary Fasteners Causing Major Problems for 787 ProgramOk, so Boeing isn't using duct tape in their efforts to cobble together the first Dreamliner...
Another Case of Wasting $$ and Angering Your Customer
How many trees did your iPhone bill kill? - USATODAY.com
As with my petty hotel complaints, here's another example of a company doing "too much"...
Overprocessing Example on the Bathroom Counter
Here's a light hearted topic for Lean Thinkers. "Overprocessing" is one of the 8 Types of Waste that we talk about in a Lean...
Another Lean Army Report
Digital50: USAEC News and more Business NewsHere's another success story from the U.S. Army's Lean Six Sigma program, increasing production to support troops in...
Medicare to Stop Paying for Rework
Hospital-borne ailments face Medicare budget ax | IndyStar.comHealthcare has LONG been a piecework industry. Caregivers and facilities are paid for WHAT they do...
The Normalcy Of Waste
By Dan MarkovitzLast week the Wall Street Journal interviewed George David, the CEO of United Technologies. Though the conversation didn't address his views...
Reducing Waste, Hurting Food Banks
Food Banks Go Hungry - WSJ.com ($$)This is something I blogged about in August 2005 (with a link then to Joe Ely's blog), now...
EPA is Promoting Lean
Lean and the Environment | EPAHas anyone heard about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pushing Lean for environmental/conservation purposes? Interesting idea.The EPA website...
"Doesnt Seem Lean…"
Here's a terminology question:When somebody evaluates a situation and says "such and such practice doesn't seem very lean," I sometimes cringe. Why? ...
A Lean Perspective on Employee Shortages
I heard a great comment on Monday from a hospital President.He said, quite passionately, I might be paraphrasing slightly:"We don't have a shortage of...
Darn Big Pieces on the Darn Big Loader
Big pieces of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner arrive | Seattle Times NewspaperThis is really Kevin Meyer's issue at Evolving Excellence, but I can't resist blogging...
