Tag: WSJ
More Than Grammar in This WSJ Grammar Quiz
Last week, my dad pointed out this grammar quiz on the Wall Street Journal website (as part of the article "This Embarrasses You and...
Stuff I’m Reading, April 20 – Cancer Cars, ThedaCare Payments, Boss...
In a recurring feature, here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest:
Luxury car program brings cancer patients...
The More Sophisticated Brains – Robots or Employees?
Last week, an article in the Wall Street Journal caught my eye:
"The Robots Are Coming to Hospitals: A New Breed of Blue-Collar Robots...
WSJ: How to Be a Better Boss? Spend Time on the...
Last Thursday's Journal had a story titled "How to Be a Better Boss? Spend Time on the Front Lines." The article talks about senior...
Yes, We Need Staff Ideas – But, How to Manage Those...
It's always great to see stories in the major media outlets about engaging front-line staff in improvement ideas. Recently, we had a piece in...
Fox News Channel Understands “Lean” Better than the WSJ
On Friday, there was yet another Wall Street Journal article about Lean (fixating as they always do on the "Just In Time" component). The...
When Steering Wheels Fly Off: Questions About Blame, Process, and Learning
In the news yesterday, a General Motors recall over what could be just one isolated steering wheel problem in an Ohio-built Chevrolet (don't call...
Why GM Blamed JIT for Layoffs After the Japan Earthquake —...
TL;DR -- GM vs. Toyota After the Japan Earthquake
General Motors (GM)
Blamed Just-In-Time (JIT) for parts shortages
Temporarily laid off workers when production stopped
Treated downtime as...
Enough with the Factory Bashing, Please – Healthcare Professionals and WIRED...
Those of you who know my background know that I spent the first 10 years of my career working in various manufacturing sectors (including...
So What If You Don’t Have Stats for Offensive Lineman?
It's Super Bowl week in the U.S., which is probably even obvious to many readers from outside of North America. As we watch the...
Invest in Robots or in People? Amazon Makes the Lean Decision
I'm finally blogging about a Wall Street Journal article from just before Christmas - it's still a generally interesting topic, I think. The article...
The Article I *Wish* I Had Read about Starbucks in Yesterday’s...
For a more traditional approach to this topic, check out this alternative post, "Real Lean at Starbucks or Tayloristic Industrial Engineering?".
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