Lean à la Chromalloy and Steelcase
20 July 2011
By Kevin Meyer Last week brought us two stories of two companies mentioning their respective lean manufacturing efforts. I thought I'd show you…
Improving Educaton Through Lean Mass Customization
18 July 2011
By Kevin Meyer Today's one of those days when a question poised by one Wall Street Journal article is answered by another. First we have the new…
As Goes California...
12 July 2011
By Kevin Meyer CNN had another story this morning on the problems with California - specifically with companies fleeing the state. Buffeted by high…
A Discussion with Masaaki Imai
9 July 2011
Ron Pereira at Gemba Academy recently had the opportunity to sit down with Masaaki Imai, the fascinating founder of the Kaizen Institute and author of…
Dig Deeper to Find a Better Solution
8 July 2011
By Kevin Meyer So what does a typical city do when commuter trains and buses reach capacity? Add more capacity of course - unless you're broke.…
McDonald's and the Value of Employees
26 June 2011
By Kevin Meyer Yesterday I came across a video created by McDonald's in the UK that attempts to demonstrate the value of being a McDonald's e…
Creating Value from Downtime
25 June 2011
By Kevin Meyer We've talked about Tesco before - how they are destroying the idea that economies of scale are important and are instead focusing…
Fun With Statistics - The Gender Ratio and Chinese Demand for US Treasuries
18 June 2011
By Kevin Meyer In this edition of Fun With Statistics we explore the gender ratio and a couple of surprising impacts. This morning's Wall Street…