Nov 4 2011
Canadian survey: Lean for cost reduction doesn’t work
Via Scoop.it – lean manufacturing
After the consultants leave, savings quickly evaporate. Are you just putting your business on a fad diet?
Via www.canadianbusiness.com
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Nov 3 2011
The UK’s Financial Times on exceptional companies, including Toyota
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It is a curious fact that in industry after industry there is at least one company that appears to succeed not by doing the same thing better than everyone else but by playing a completely different game.
Via www.ft.com
Nov 2 2011
Lean Reflections on Temple Grandin
Via Scoop.it – lean manufacturing
I just wish we would talk more about Temple Grandin’s work than her autism. Like Sakichi Toyoda with looms, she focused on one of the oldest economic activities, raising cattle, and made it better by observing details nobody else cared about. Even for a non-cowboy, her Humane Livestock Handling is fascinating. Professionally, autism may have hindered or helped her. In any case, it is something she was born with, not something she accomplished. Having >50% of all cattle handling facilities in the US based on her designs is an accomplishment.
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Nov 1 2011
Design First, Lean Second: A Case Study
Via Scoop.it – lean manufacturing
For when you are not stuck with a 10-year old design…
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Nov 7 2011
IndustryWeek : Whether You are Talking Lean or Continuous Improvement, Problems are a Gold Mine
Problems are opportunities… A cliche made in the USA for a positive spin. I remember slides in the UK on which “Opportunities” had been switched back to “Problems” so that the audience would understand. But 2009 IW Best Plant winner Greatbatch has earned the right to use it.
Via Scoop.it – lean manufacturing
‘They are our opportunity to get better,’ says the director of lean enterprise at Greatbatch.
Via www.industryweek.com
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