Stop the "Mean" Already!
6 September 2008
Just a short post, in the hopes that the ignorami that continue to use the word "mean" with "lean" will actually read this and rea…
An Unfortunate Rhyme
29 August 2008
Here we go again... another reporter thinking herself clever for rhyming "mean" with "lean." Mark over at the Lean Blog has commen…
Four More Hours of Lean
25 August 2008
Tim Ferriss, author of one of my favorite books, bestselling The Four Hour Workweek, is really starting to dive into the lean manufacturing world. Pe…
Lean Olympians Take Time
17 August 2008
A news story the other day caught my eye and got me to thinking. One of the aims of the Olympics is to raise interest in taking part in sports - but…
The Arbitrary Calendar Year
5 August 2008
An article in the WSJ the other day, on a subject completely unrelated to manufacturing, got me wondering. And you know what happens when I start to w…
The Danger of Attacking Waste
15 July 2008
Us leanies hate waste. We go after it with a passion and vigor that has few equals. But in our zeal could we be going too far, and actually decrease v…
The Contradictions of Toyota
30 June 2008
I'm generally not a big fan of Harvard Business Review articles, believing many of them to be a bit too detached from reality. However last week t…
Join Me in Japan!
26 June 2008
Are you interested in visiting some of the best factories of the best lean manufacturing companies in the world? Then join me on the Japan Kaikaku Exp…