Lean-Driven Waiting Period
8 December 2007
Lean manufacturing types consider "waiting" one of the seven deadly wastes. But could it be a social value that also delivers positive fina…
Poll Update
8 December 2007
We're currently running three polls at Evolving Excellence, so I thought I'd take a weekend moment to update readers on the current results.…
Fun With Statistics, Convenient Scapegoat Edition
7 December 2007
In this edition of Fun With Statistics we take on the lure of the convenient scapegoat. Let's start with an example that is all the rage these da…
Chery Learns
4 December 2007
A few days ago we wrote about how Toyota is experiencing the power of people... both in terms of losing some top flight executives to competitors as w…
Yes, U.S. Manufacturing Can Compete
3 December 2007
PBS aired a good interview (online summary here) a few days ago on midwest manufacturers that are holding their own against foreign competition. Not j…
Toyota Raises the Tide
2 December 2007
A couple years ago it was San Antonio, over the next couple years it will be Blue Springs, Mississippi. With a new Toyota plant slated to open, the h…
Various Angles on Chinese Aircraft
2 December 2007
Mark over at the Lean Blog sent me an article that I've been noodling for several days, describing how Cessna (a unit of Textron) has decided to b…
"Shimmying"? Try a Crowbar!
1 December 2007
From Joseph at The Stalwart blog comes a great video: Found a video that will primarily appeal to U2 fans, along with those of us fascinated by manuf…