YouTube Peeks Into Factories
5 September 2006
You may be unaware of the phenomenom called YouTube. This free website lets users post videos (with strict rules, so for the most part they are "…
Endless Delusions of a Difference
30 August 2006
For years I've been reading the Algorithmics Anonymous forum, eagerly anticipating the discovery of a new form of lean that applies only to "…
Value Your Fellow Travelers
27 July 2006
Way back in the day (a day in 1974 to be precise), Ollie Wight wrote a book called "Production and Inventory Management In The Computer Age"…
Complex Defects
25 June 2006
For the last couple years we've been talking about being able to create excellence through the power of simplicity. This can take the form of sim…
There Is No Lean Niche
20 June 2006
According to the Swindon Business News, "Manufacturers of items such as luxury jams, hand-built furniture and studio-quality home audio equipment…
The Manufacturing Odyssey
23 May 2006
I spend a lot of time reading about lean manufacturing, looking at what companies are doing - both successfully and not so successfully - and looking…
It's About Time
16 May 2006
One of the great social myths is the inherent gift kids have for understanding technology. Young people are said to have a natural talent for working…