Dig Deeper Part 2: Baggage and Boarding Nonsense
22 July 2011
A couple weeks ago I told you about how Singapore is finding a solution to transit system capacity problems that doesn't require vast investments…
Dig Deeper to Find a Better Solution
8 July 2011
So what does a typical city do when commuter trains and buses reach capacity? Add more capacity of course - unless you're broke. But perhaps there…
Creating Value from Downtime
25 June 2011
We've talked about Tesco before - how they are destroying the idea that economies of scale are important and are instead focusing on creating valu…
Laying Off Hands, Losing Brains
19 April 2011
Another day, another article that makes me want to bang my head against the wall. Thirty people at the Stark Manufacturing plant in Paris have been…
The Lean Tortoise... and the Hares
10 April 2011
I had a couple of hours to think this morning thanks to running the Wine Country Half Marathon. Yep, 13.1 miles, which is nothing (ok, half) compared…
Project Management by Sound Bite
3 April 2011
Most of us decry the sound bite nation - brief burps of information on the news that do nothing to inform the masses about complex situations. The ove…
Embrace the Opportunity of Failure!
2 April 2011
Most people and organizations abhor and outright fear failure. Why? Failure can create an impetus for improvement like no other event. Last Thursday…
Radioactive Certifications of Waste
30 March 2011
No I'm not talking about the plethora of silly lean certifications - regular readers know that I believe only one, the AME/SME/Shingo Prize certif…