Looking Lean vs. Being Lean: A Critical Debate on Leadership
9 November 2005
Evolving Excellence has become a bit punchy lately, but this is because we feel that a critical debate is needed within the lean manufacturing communi…
Carnival of Lean Leadership #2
7 November 2005
This is post number 100 for the Evolving Excellence blog, and it is therefore appropriate that we celebrate blogs themselves by creating the second Ca…
Notes from the Association for Manufacturing Excellence Conference
7 November 2005
The annual Association for Manufacturing Excellence conference was held last week in Boston. Over the past 21 years this conference has grown to be bi…
Outsourcing Communication Impacts Quality
6 November 2005
Earlier this week I was "enjoying" paying some bills for a side business of mine. For some reason it is much more of a chore than paying the…
Where's My Crystal Ball?
6 November 2005
I was looking through some old books while at my father-in-law's and came across the instruction manual for his 1951 vintage Versalog slide rule.…
Lean Healthcare & Clinical Excellence - Don't Forget Who Your Customer Is
30 October 2005
A family medical emergency has required a lot of my attention and time this past week, including a short-notice trip to my inlaws in Midland, Michigan…
Delphi - Even Lean Manufacturing Can't Prevent Bankruptcy
18 October 2005
Over the last several months we have written several posts on the problems with the U.S. auto industry, specifically GM and Delphi. Last May we discus…
Massachusetts General Looks to Lean
15 October 2005
By George Taninecz This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 201…