Tag: Toyota

I sometimes torture myself by watching webinars given about "Lean Sigma." I hear a lot of claptrap about Lean... things that are just demonstrably...

This week starts the celebration of International Nurses Week, which leads up to Nurses Day on May 12, which is the birthday of the...

I didn't know , until yesterday, that Toyota has an official company blog (at least for Toyota UK). Even though I've learned from Toyota people...

A big theme in Lean management is the idea of "leading with humility." The first chapter of an excellent book written by Toyota employees and...

Out there in the Lean and quality improvement communities, you sometimes hear some silly things. Sometimes, I want to attach the "Lean As...

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...

I had a chance to go back to the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) plant in south San Antonio last week with a group...

Since the "Lean" in the "Lean Startup" methodology basically comes from Toyota, it was fascinating to see two engineers from Toyota, Matt Kresse and...

The Philadelphia Eagles are playing in an NFL playoff matchup tonight against the New Orleans Saints. I'd admired Eagles head coach Chip Kelly and...

I was able to tour the NUMMI factory in 2005, which I really enjoyed (see my series of blog posts here). NUMMI was, of...

Thanks everybody for reading my blog in 2013! I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to read and participate in the...

Mark's note: Christina Kach is back with a new post, this time a review of what should probably be considered a "Lean classic." Come...