Josef's Geography Lesson
31 March 2006
Just outside of Stuttgart lives a guy named Josef Horber who has been a thorn in my side for several months. He is a nice guy, very bright and energe…
Let's Get Our Story Straight
30 March 2006
Toyota seems happy to perpetuate the myth that their kimono has always been wide open and they are willing to share the spirit and the mechanics of th…
Viva Mejico
29 March 2006
Knowing nothing about Mexico or Mexicans, and even less about manufacturing, has not stopped every yahoo with an overblown ego and access to a TV came…
Think About This One
27 March 2006
A recent article from Inside Bay Area waxes eloquently about the Toyota Production System and its application at NUMMI, especially with regard to work…
Cheesehead Lean
25 March 2006
The cheese war is escalating into a battle royal of style versus substance. Wisconsin is still ahead of California in total cheese production, but th…
Toyota's Achilles Heel
24 March 2006
A remarkable article about Toyota appeared in the CNN site yesterday that exposes Toyota's Achilles heel - the ignorance of racism. It also raise…
The World Keeps Turning
23 March 2006
Fortunately the other outstanding lean bloggers have taken up the torch, sparing me from having to wear the 'curmudgeon mantle', allowing me t…
The Tao of Santa Claus
22 March 2006
Senior management leadership is almost universally identified by the assorted experts as a critical ingredient for a company's success on the road…