Tag: Toyota
Everybody Deserves Workplace Respect – Even the T.S.A.
As somebody who flies about 75,000 miles a year, I am far too acquainted with the Transportation Security Administration and their annoyances (to the...
Questions about and Lessons from a Steering Wheel Falling Off
In the news yesterday, a General Motors recall over what could be just one isolated steering wheel problem in an Ohio-built Chevrolet (don't call...
Management Journal Article about Children’s Medical Center Dallas
I am happy to share, with permission, a new journal article that I co-authored with Jim Adams ("The Synthesizer"), the senior director of laboratory...
More Trust, Less Fear
As I'm going through revisions of my book, Lean Hospitals, a theme jumps out at me in Chapter 2.... it's all about trust.
The first...
GM Blames Layoffs on the Japan Earthquake and JIT; Should Instead...
Here is a sad article with the headline"General Motors lays off workers at NY plant." This is an addition to earlier Shreveport layoffs.
The media...
From the LEI Summit: Mike Rother on Toyota’s View on ROI
I really had a great learning experience at last week's LEI Lean Transformation Summit that was held here in Dallas. The event sold out...
Donations for Japan Earthquake Relief
Our thoughts and prayers are with our friends in Japan and everybody there dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake and whatever problems are...
Enough with the Factory Bashing, Please – Healthcare Professionals and WIRED...
Those of you who know my background know that I spent the first 10 years of my career working in various manufacturing sectors (including...
Toyota’s Video Showing How TPS Helps Healthcare; Recent NASA Report Exonerates...
Toyota has produced a series of videos that show how their innovations, technology and otherwise, have benefitted people outside of automobiles.
One video that caught...
10 Key Lean Mindsets for Healthcare
I really enjoyed having the chance to be in Cincinnati yesterday to participate in a Lean Healthcare workshop put on by TechSolve, a non-profit...
Podcast #111, Jeffrey Liker on Toyota’s Challenges and His New Books
Episode #111 brings us some time with Professor Jeffrey Liker from the University of Michigan, the well-known author of many books in the The...
Cases of Technology “Solutions” Looking for a Problem?
One of my favorite of the 14 "Toyota Way" principles to discuss with hospitals, in particular, is principle #8, which says:
"Use only reliable, thoroughly...