Womack comments on GM-NR
ABC News: Can a Charismatic CEO Save GM? GM partnering with Nissan Renault? Jim Womack doesn’t think it will help: “It’s hard to see how this deal has anything to do with doing a better job on any of those…
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Womack Audio on Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com: News & Commentary Check out the link on the right hand side for the interview with Jim Womack (requires Real Player software). Here are some highlights, I’m paraphrasing the best I can. On GM not catching up to Toyota:…
New Q&A With Jim Womack
Here is the latest exclusive Lean Manufacturing Blog Q&A With Jim Womack, author of Lean Solutions and founder of the Lean Enterprise Institute. We did an extended Q&A late last year, and here are some new responses to our questions…
Womack’s WSJ Piece
WSJ.com – Why Toyota Won I still haven’t found a free version, but here’s a site with slightly more detail. Here is piece written by Jim Womack, in a similar vein to last week’s email newsletter. His main bullet points:…
Jim Womack’s Latest Letter and a Q&A
This week, Jim Womack sent out his latest email newsletter, entitled “A Tale of Two Business Systems.” The Lean Enterprise Institute has offered up some of Jim’s time to answer a few selected questions about that letter or his recent…
Womack Wants To Clear The Record On JIT
IndustryWeek Column Here is the original article in question, from the Wall St Journal. The article did a little fear mongering, as the WSJ seems to do about once a year, about risks of “just in time” inventory practices. Womack…
Expert (Womack) suggests lean production
Jacksonville’s Financial News and Daily Record Good article and comments from Jim Womack. Some had criticized him before for making it sound like manufacturing was doomed here in the U.S. because of China. Here, Womack says that lean is the…
Lean Consumption & Transportation
Here’s another example of the Lean Consumption model at work. The business model of car sharing is increasingly gaining momentum in North America. Including both for-profit and not-for-profit companies and organizations there were a reported 15 car sharing programs operating…
Jim Womack: "Mr. Ford’s Wrong Turn"
Mr. Ford’s Wrong Turn From yesterday’s Washington Post, an opinion column by Jim Womack. Womack counters an assertion by Ford CEO Bill Ford that his company “can compete with Toyota, but we can’t compete with Japan.” It’s worth reading the…
Womack in China: "Consumers want a say in production"
Article Link: Consumers want a say in production: Interesting article: “‘China is developing very fast. But much of the growth is based on the model of mass production. How about one day when the advantages of low-wages fade and products…
Jim Womack – Lean Solutions Webinar Access
For those who were interested but missed Jim Womack’s live webinar yesterday afternoon, the content is now available on-line. Anyone is able to access this until February 15, 2006. The Webinar included audio, a download-able slide presentation and a Q&A…
Exclusive Jim Womack Q&A, Part 5
Many thanks, again to Jim Womack, from the Lean Enterprise Institute and the book Lean Solutions, for participating in this special Q&A. This is the fifth and final part of the series, be sure to visit the first four parts.…
