Jamie Flinchbaugh
Jamie Flinchbaugh is an accomplished Entrepreneur, Senior Executive, and Board Member with more than 20 years of success spanning finance, manufacturing, automotive, and management consulting. Leveraging extensive operational experience, Jamie is an invaluable asset for a company seeking expert guidance with process improvements, lean strategies, and leadership coaching in order to transform operations, reduce costs, and drive profitability. His areas of expertise include continuous improvement, entrepreneurship, coaching and training, process transformation, business strategy, and organizational design.
Lean: The New Buzz Concept
By Jamie Flinchbaugh < The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean >I've read my share of articles on lean, and its no wonder people are confused...
The Chinese Auto Industry
I won't comment on this much, because I'm not an expert on the Chinese auto industry (I still buy U.S.-built cars). But The Great...
Is Shigeo Shingo Overrated in the History of TPS and Lean?
Unless you subscribe to Superfactory, you probably haven't noticed a nearly raging debate on the true contributions to "lean" and the Toyota Production System...
Innovation or Improvement?
In this Business Week column, the title is The Myth of Creativity. This takes a bold stance AGAINST creativity. Here is the central premise:
The...
Cars in Indiana and Legos being Outsourced
Outsourcing continues to be a hot topic. It is especially true in Michigan, where the Governor's race is heating up. It is the topic...
The Evolution of Lean in Healthcare
Today's Detroit News wrote about lean in healthcare, this time in their own beloved University of Michigan system. Titled "U-M Hospital Takes Page from...
2006 Commencement Leadership Lessons
Lean is about a journey, and it requires leadership. If you can not teach, you can not lead. On Father's Day I mentioned the...
A Lean Budget?
From the June 26th edition of Business Week, The Welch Way by Jack and Suzy Welch was called Stop the B.S. Budget (need subscription...
Happy Father’s Day!
I'd like to wish all the fathers out there a happy Father's Day. And if you're not a father, then a happy Father's Day...
Lean Progress Newsletter
Issue #8 of Lean Progress is now available. You can download your copy now here:http://www.leanlearningcenter.com/newsletters.htmIn it you will find an interview with Gary Smuda...
The Five Whys
This article appeared in the May 31st issue of APICS extra. It featured yours truly and covers the topic of the five whys. You...
June Leading Lean Column
by Jamie FlinchbaughMy monthly column Leading Lean for Assembly Magazine is now published. This month I focus on the staple of lean implementations, 5S,...
