Tag: Overproduction

I've been a big fan of Dr. Atul Gawande's writing for a long time (see previous posts about him and his work). His latest article...

Following up my earlier post about the "Patriot Way..." During her halftime extravaganza (video), Katy Perry had a silver strap around her wrist, attached to the microphone....

"Where the World's Unsold Cars Go To Die." The photos are dramatic. Note: The Jalopnik automotive blog debunks (warning, "BS" word appears) the article and photos,...

I'm in my home town of Livonia, Michigan this week, having arrived to the snow and cold yesterday, staying through Thursday. Boy, my blood...

Growing grapes and making wine is certainly an art... but when you look into it there's a lot of process involved. As I wrote...

I don't often go back to write about GM, the first company I worked for out of college. Thanks to my dad who sent...

Come back Thursday, July 21 for my new Podcast with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, where we talk about his work to improve...

Channeling my inner Andy Rooney... I try to be a lean thinker and a lean guy. I'm all for reducing and eliminating waste. Where that...

As a frequent flyer, I really try to turn off the process thinking part of my brain, for sanity's sake.However, one thing that constantly...

SHIPPING, SHIPBUILDING AND OFFSHORE NEWSToyota's overproduction and inventory emergency (thanks to Jason for the tip): Toyota is currently renting a ship in the Swedish...

Lean Service Blog: Unsold cars Hat tip to Rob and the Lean Service Blog for pointing out these online pictures of auto industry "overproduction." Storage...

Toyota beats GM in global production; GM No. 1 in global salesSo it turns out that GM *sold* more cars than Toyota in 2007,...