The Importance of the Daily Meeting
7 September 2010
By Kevin Meyer Several lean blogs have coincidentally discussed the importance of the daily stand up accountability meeting over the last few days, s…
Giuliani at the Gemba on 9/11
3 September 2010
By Kevin Meyer Today's Wall Street Journal has a review of the National Geographic Channel's documentary "Giuliani's 9/11" whic…
Bill Waddell on Lean Nation
2 September 2010
Just a quick note that you can listen to an archived Lean Nation radio show from last week featuring an interview with none other than our own Bill Wa…
Management Improvement Carnival #108
1 September 2010
Evolving Excellence is hosting this 108th edition of the Management Improvement Carnival. Previous carnivals can be found here. Of we go with a samp…
Working at the Gemba
26 August 2010
By Kevin Meyer I posted this photo yesterday over at Lean Pics, but I can't get it out of my mind so I thought I'd share it with the EE commu…
So Did the Shingo Prize Really Change?
13 August 2010
By Kevin Meyer It's been almost exactly five years since Bill and I took the Shingo Prize to task (to put it gently) for some rather bizarre sele…
All The Wrong Moves
9 July 2010
by BILL WADDELL A quick quiz to test your knowledge of manufacturing excellence - When faced with a serious quality problem a company should: A. Dra…
Backlog Reduction Gut Check
30 June 2010
By Kevin Meyer A healthy backlog can be a comforting feeling. Boeing and Airbus rejoice in having backlogs over a decade long. I used to work for a…