Karen Wilhelm On Project Kaizen
5 December 2005
For those who did not know, Karen Wilhelm is actually the brains behind SME. She is also an easy mark for stray dogs and just about anyone who puts on…
The Case For Kaizen on Projects
4 December 2005
Hal Macomber, who some of you may know, is a guy who works quite a bit on applying lean principles in project areas, and he recently put together a ga…
Horse Chestnuts and Chestnut Horses
1 December 2005
I don't have any idea who Katrina Arabe is - probably just a news writer who writes whatever people tell her without claiming any particular exper…
History In The Making?
30 November 2005
An event in American manufacturing that could change the course of our history for the good just might be unfolding in Detroit. It is just possible t…
Another Article You Just Gotta Read
29 November 2005
The Detroit News has relly kicked its look at Toyota into high gear. Click here to read a very interesting interview with Seizo Okamoto - President of…
What's the Big Deal With Service Lean?
29 November 2005
"In its most basic form, lean manufacturing is the systematic elimination of waste from all aspects of an organization's operations, where wa…
Required Reading
28 November 2005
Got a boss who thinks that lean is hype, or that it doesn't have anything to do with the overall business - just the factories? Are you buying any…
Implement Lean, Whether Your Employer Is Or Not
23 November 2005
It is probably pretty hard to find reasons to be thankful if you are one of the 30,000 GM employees whose head is on the chopping block right next to…