Tag: Military

Like many, I closely followed the recent pirate seizure of the Maersk ship with the American crew and was happy when the captain was...

Soldiers risk ruin while awaiting benefit checks I've read about this problem before... and at the risk of this turning too political, I'm going to...

CURRENTS / 'Toyota way' inspires lean practices From a Japanese newspaper, an article about the impact the Toyota Production System is having on organizations around...

Harry Hillaker--Father of the F-16 Toyota's Value Innovation: The Art of Tension Mark has written before about "Everyday Lean", those little examples of error-proofing or kanban...

The OODA Loop & You I love examples of lean thinking that come from unexpected angles. Mike Gardner at the TPM Log recently brought up...

strategy+business, the e-magazine from Booz, Allen & Hamilton, reports how the US Army is changing the way that it shares knowledge within such a...

I heard a great phrase, the Army liaison officer to the White House, Col. Chris Hughes, saying on cable news, "we teach our young...

San Diego Business JournalI'll assume the reporter misquoted the commanding officer and that he actually said "Theory of Constraints" (ala Goldratt) rather than the...

Army ArticleWe've had a few posts about the LSS efforts of the military, including the Army and Air Force.Here's an article from the Army...

Digital50: USAEC News and more Business NewsHere's another success story from the U.S. Army's Lean Six Sigma program, increasing production to support troops in...

Thinking lean, a must for stronger, smaller Air ForceHere's an article about the Air Force's ongoing Lean efforts, a Major General giving a speech...

Worldandnation: Scandal sires bureaucracy It's too bad that the Lean Six Sigma component of the response to the problems at Walter Reed has been lumped...