Tag: Books

Click here for the site Here is a growing resource of book reviews of Lean Manufacturing Books, check it out. The reviews have a standardized approach: Book...

Mike Rother, an excellent guy and also the guy that brought us all value stream mapping through the book Learning to See, has just...

Onshoring may not be the counter-argument to offshoring, particularly since most of the cases are just KEEPING work in the US when it could...

Here's some not-so-interesting news that I believe indicates not being focused on the customer and the subsequent focus on waste elimination. Harley-Davidson is changing...

It is often said "what gets measured gets done." I don't quite believe that, but measurement has a clear impact on behaviors within an...

PodcasterNews - Industry Report 8-4 Lean Blog Podcast - LeanBlog.orgThe link above is a short interview I did with Ken Rayment for his podcast,...

Also from the August issue of Assembly Magazine is my latest column of Leading Lean. The topic this month is the key issue of...

Here is an article from Assembly Magazine by Adam Cort about Boeing's Dreamliner called Living the Dream. Boeing has been working on lean for a...

Although my book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road, is very much about lean, I particularly enjoy finding lessons on lean...

Few would argue that lean is about an journey to the ideal state, towards perfection. It's a continuous, never ending journey. This is quite...

Odeo: 2006 Congressional Agenda, Lean Manufacturing, Auto Show- 01/22/06The link above is an interview that Jamie did with a radio station earlier this year.Jamie's...

By Jamie Flinchbaugh Mark recently posted about Building Near Your Customers. Here's another reason - your product might end up at the bottom of the...