Tag: Manufacturing
Lazy Headline Writing, Yet Again
Leaner and meaner - the way forward?Ah, the old easy "leaner and meaner" cliche'. Such an easy fallback for editors who aren't feeling very...
A Lean Story from the UK
Springs maker saves £50,000 by going lean - Crain's Manchester BusinessHere's a Lean story from the U.K...A Rochdale-based maker of springs for military,...
“Factory” – A New Situation “Comedy”
Full Episode: Premiere Episode - SPIKE
I saw an ad for this the other day, I don't really have high expectations prior to watching it....
Ultimate Factories — Fire Trucks
I was watching a show (via Tivo, back over the weekend) that I just discovered on the National Geographic Channel -- Ultimate Factories, their...
TWI at Energizer Battery
IndustryWeek : Introducing Training Within IndustryOur friend Bryan Lund is featured in this interview with IndustryWeek (click here to subscribe) about the Training Within...
Using Lean to Expand Capacity… Who Loses?
CJOnline / The Topeka Capital-Journal - Topeka Hallmark to absorb workIs there a Hallmark card that says, "Sorry you lost your job?" They do,...
Moving a Factory to Mexico
How I Helped Move a Factory to Mexico - Business WeekHat tip to Jennifer in Washington state for pointing this article out to me....
Google-Funded eSolar project shows signs of Lean Thinking
By Jason Turgeon:Google made headlines last year when it announced it that it was going to devote a significant chunk of cash to developing...
Another Wisconsin Lean Story
Appleton Post-Crescent: Little Chute company sees a sharp futureHere's another story about a small company in Wisconsin -- they're using Lean to get more...
Michigan Could Have Had a "Lean" Governor?
TOM WALSH: DeVos' answer for manufacturing in Michigan: Flexibility, teamworkHere is an article about the Republican who lost the Michigan governor's race last year,...
Also Working on "Respect for People?"
Article Link: Lifting specialists set to lose weightI'm always a bit skeptical when I hear about Lean being a "project." Sure, a project can...
A Shortage of Employees or a Shortage of Lean Management?
"Help Wanted" highlights skills drain in U.S - Yahoo! NewsHere's an interesting story about the shortage of machinists:While millions of jobs making everything from...
