Code Breaking and Lean Manufacturing

I’m reading this book, Blackett’s War, about the WWII code breakers in England and their fight against the German U-boats.  It […]

Another Lean Manufacturing Video

I’m continuing my search for good lean manufacturing videos.  I’ll tell you the truth, there aren’t a lot.  The most […]

Steering Committee Blues

We always hope for Steering Committees that get fully engaged in the lean project, eagerly discussing issues and tossing around ideas. […]

Office 5S: My Experience

How to Implement Lean Manufacturing: More Overview

Last time, we laid out the five steps to implementing lean manufacturing and gave a bit of an overview as […]

Best Lean Manufacturing Video I’ve Seen in Awhile

Here’s a Youtube video that I think you’ll enjoy.  Truth be told, I don’t see a lot of lean manufacturing […]

“Comments Problem” is All Fixed

I took care of the backlog of “spam comments”.  You’re good to go, so comment away.

Compensate Workers for their Value Added

I found a good article by another practioner, Bill Waddell, at his Manufacturing Leadership blog.  I’ve never met Bill but […]

Comments to Posts

You know, I get hundreds of comments to the posts I write here.  (At the moment, theres a backlog of […]

How to Implement Lean Manufacturing In Five (not so easy) Steps.

OK, let’s get started…again. The five, not so easy, steps to implement lean manufacturing are: Strategy and Spread the Word […]