The Innovator's Folly 2 - Playing The Long Shot
17 June 2006
As you are reading this, at least six academics and a dozen consultants are probably writing up case studies and white papers on the body shop's &…
The Innovator's Folly 1 - Reinventing The Wheel
17 June 2006
There's a guy named Giarrizzo running a chain of body shops in Cleveland who is taking them nationwide and hopes to patent lean manufacturing - he…
Don't Sweat It, Just Stay Lean
15 June 2006
There is quite a big stink being made over a story that first appeared in the London Mail on Sunday newspaper and is now available online. The charge…
Wanna Buy A Crunchie Bar ... Cheap?
14 June 2006
A funny thing happened to the folks at Cadbury Schweppes on their way to implementing a global IT strategy with the clever acronym, PROBE (Program for…
Snorkeling To Manufacturing Extinction
13 June 2006
Everyone knows the analogy Ohno used to describe inventory - that it is represented by the water level in a river full of rocks. Lean manufacturers s…
Ramblings On Lean Management and Culture
12 June 2006
Last week, the topic of whether Japanese culture is the cause of the lack of lean success in the U.S. came up over at NWLean, and a lot of folks weigh…
It's All About Management
12 June 2006
Another performance measurement of the auto industry came out, with the usual results: Toyota way out ahead of the pack, followed in order by Honda,…
Economy of Scale II
11 June 2006
A few days ago, I announced that Economy of Scale was dead. Those who took the time to read the comments may have noted that Eric Husman disagreed.…