Tag: Deming
Quality and Cost Always Go Together with Lean Thinking
This is an old story, from May, that I've meant to write about for a while. Peter Orszag, the Director of the Office of...
Shop Class as Soulcraft
By Andy Wagner:
The New York Times recently published an essay by Matthew Crawford, based on his new book Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry...
Signs of Hope for Customer Focus in a Down Economy?
Companies Strive Harder to Please Customers - WSJ.comLean is a customer-focused business and organizational strategy. Many companies, unfortunately, use a downturn as an excuse...
Where Did I Start with Lean?
I love it when I have a chance to meet Lean Blog readers and Twitter followers in the "real world." In the past few...
Random Lean Thoughts – July 13
Today's blog post will be just a bunch of random thoughts. For one, I just got back from London last night after a whirlwind...
Bad News not Flowing Either Direction at GM?
Last week, I blogged about an episode where bad news wasn't flowing up in Boeing (or, it's part of a pattern).
In my Sunday morning...
Bad News Not Flowing Up at Boeing?
Tomorrow's blog post today... not that anyone will be reading anything non-Michael Jackson related. RIP. A modern tidbit... I learned about the news via...
LeanBlog Podcast #68 – Ben Harrison, Lean from CEO Perspective
Podcast #68 is a discussion with Benjamin G. Harrison, President & CEO of Kaysun, a privately-held manufacturer that, for over 60 years, has designed...
"Worst Mistake" This Restauranteur Ever Made
Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine is an outstanding local restaurant in Fort Worth TX that focuses on local food and wild game. Chef...
Updated: Cutting Health Care Costs? By What Method??
Health-Care Providers Pledge to Try to Curb Costs - WSJ.com
Industry reps offer $2 trillion in health savings
You've likely seen headlines today about a meeting...
Upcoming Lean Conferences and Webinars
Here are a few upcoming events to mention:
Webinar with Mike Micklewright as Dr. Deming
Free Webinar with Dr. Sami Bahri, "The World's First Lean Dentist"
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Leadership Thoughts from Late Great Detroit Pistons
NBA, Olympic coach Chuck Daly dies at 78
I grew up outside of Detroit during the Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" era so I spent a...