The Waste of Word
21 August 2009
Us lean geeks seem to find waste at every turn and in every crevice, but this was a new one for me. A couple days ago I told you about faux precision…
Leading in the Gemba
20 August 2009
By Kevin Meyer Dr. Henry Mintzberg of McGill University's management school penned an article in the latest Business Week decrying a lack of mana…
Fun With Statistics - Veneer of Verisimilitude Edition
19 August 2009
By Kevin Meyer It's been a long while, probably over a year, since I've done a Fun With Statistics post, but the WSJ gave me the perfect oppo…
Oops of the Day: Watch Those Document Revisions
17 August 2009
We've all been there, or had nightmares of it: sending out the unintended email or a document with unintended content. However even in our nightm…
5 Questions - Meet Sean Skinner
16 August 2009
In this edition of 5 Questions we meet Sean Skinner, a lean practitioner. -------- 1. Who are you? What organization are you with? What are your cu…
Factory Tour of the Week - American Apparel (Sort of...)
16 August 2009
Regular readers know that American Apparel is one of my favorite companies. 5,000 people in high cost Los Angeles in high cost California, paid above…
5 Questions - Meet Dr. Sami Bahri, the "Lean Dentist"
10 August 2009
In this edition of 5 Questions we meet Dr. Sami Bahri, sometimes called "The Lean Dentist," and author of the recently-published Follow the…
Not Exactly a Value Stream
8 August 2009
I've been somewhat amused over the last few days as Democrats try to squelch the mailing of a rather interesting chart purporting to diagram the D…