May 9 2012
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co: Fayetteville – Business Excellence Magazine
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A case study, presented by the plant manager.
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May 9 2012
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A case study, presented by the plant manager.
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May 3 2012
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A great article by Lonnie Wilson, pen-pal of over 10 years.
Focus on lean and get those cost reductions, and more.
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Apr 20 2012
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Komori Press Installation in Maine Celebrated by Governor LePageWhat They Think”By staying two steps ahead with our technology and focusing upon lean manufacturing principles,” says Rick Tardiff, President of JS McCarthy, “we have become a leading…
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Apr 18 2012
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This article quotes Paul Myerson as saying that manufacturers preferred to “lean out within their four walls before working heavily with customers and suppliers.”
While I have heard this from many sources, I do not believe it is true. Having worked both within the four walls of plants and on their supply chains, I have repeatedly seen manufacturing managers conclude that their manufacturing needed no improvement, and that all the problems were with suppliers.
Before Paul Myerson, I also wrote a book on Lean Logistics. In 2005, it was the first on this subject. But I also wrote books on Lean Assembly (2002) and Working with Machines (2007), both of which deal with what happens “within the four walls.” Guess what? Lean Logistics sells more copies than the other two combined, and I don’t think it is a better book. To me, it just means that its subject is getting more attention.
Actually, it is getting a disproportionate amount of attention, and too early. Manufacturers should focus on what happens within their walls first, and fix it. The vast majority, including many claiming to be Lean, have not. Until they do, they have no credibility with their suppliers and no business telling them how to improve.
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Apr 15 2012
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More about GE’s conversion from Six Sigma to Lean:
General Electric is able to bring jobs back to America after adopting lean manufacturing to improve efficiency.
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May 13 2012
Nike reduces lead times through Lean | CIPS Magazine – Supply Management
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For a successful Lean implementation, the results reported in this article are about par. Without applying Lean, they would be extraordinary.
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