Tag: Military
Government, Soldiers, and Backlogs
Worldandnation: Backlog has veterans waiting for disability claims
Here is a sad case of bad flow, an imbalance in demand and capacity, and the impact...
"Bureaucratic Morass"
Wonder Land - WSJ.com:Reading up on the continuing Walter Reed situation (my earlier post on the subject), I saw this in the WSJ this...
Leadership Means Being Aware
The Courier News :: News :: Walter Reed 'failed'
You may have read or seen reports about the poor conditions for injured soldiers at Walter...
Another Shingo Prize for the Army
The Herald-Mail ONLINECongratulations to the Letterkenny Army Depot for winning its second Shingo Prize for lean excellence."David Gress, the division chief for the Ground...
Lean Army Video
Lean Army Video (via YouTube.com)Here is a video highlighting the benefits of apply lean to the Army Materiel Command. Improving turnaround time on...
"Lean and Mean" Army? Not Really
TIME.com: Lean and Mean -- Jul 10, 2006 -- Page 1
So the article isn't as bad as I thought given the headline. A better...
"Lean and Mean?" Sir, No, Sir!
TIME.com: Lean and Mean -- Jul 10, 2006 -- Page 1I haven't had time to read this yet, but I'll invite your comments. ...
Lean in the Air Force (Video)
From the Air Force news service and Google Video, a story about what basically sounds like a week-long "kaizen event" with the goal of...
Quelling Command and Control Thinking
QW: Freedom from command
This might make for interesting reading in conjunction with the earlier piece on a Lean Air Force.
Consultant and writer John Seddon...
"Lean Across the Air Force"
There is a memo circulating, dated 11/7/05, from the Secretary of the Air Force, Michael W. Wynne, and General T. Michael Moseley, titled "Lean...
