Tag: Layoffs
What IBM is Doing isn’t Lean At All
I, Cringely . The Pulpit . Lean and Mean | PBS
Alas, we can't sue IBM Global Services (not IBM manufacturing) for misappropriation of the...
Lean Could Have Helped Hershey
New Haven Register - Bitter EndingThanks to Lean Blog reader Tom for sending this my way, sad story that it is.Hershey's candy is moving...
Greatest Asset, My…
Circuit City's harsh layoffs give glimpse of a new world
First off, Circuit City is not a "Lean" company. So when people ask "is Lean...
Dell, Wall St., and Toyota
Goldman upgrades Dell on turnaround hopesHere's another contrast between Toyota and Dell, particularly striking in context of my recent podcast with Norman Bodek:Dell shares...
"Unavoidable" Plant Closing?
Tecumseh To Close Wisconsin Plant; 320 Employees To Lose Jobs
This is a disappointing article after we normally read such good lean news from the...
Stinky "Cheese"
I might have been the last one in the working world to try reading the book "Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to...
"I know what this is about!!"
I ran into my first real "nasty" person in the healthcare world back a few months back. I still have my scars from...
Northwest Not Respecting Former Workers
Northwest advised workers to see treasure in trash | Reuters.comHere is an incredibly sad example of a company (or someone in the company) not...
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...
Intel plans to carve costs within 90 days
USATODAY.com Sigh, another grand management pronoucement designed to dazzle Wall Street. From the article:"Chipmaker Intel (INTC) plans to slash costs in hopes...
Job Cuts, Morale, and Visual Aids
Ford's salaried job cuts done for now"For now." I'm sure that's encouraging to the survivors at Ford.I got an email from a GM friend...
Ford: Smaller and Nimbler? Layoffs and Innovation Go Together?
The CNBC reporter is now saying that Ford will be "smaller and nimbler." Smaller yes, but more nimble? That remains to be...
