Tag: Wisconsin

Lean manufacturing in action is a beautiful thing The link above is a column in a Wisconsin newspaper. He visited a plant "a...

Green Bay Press-Gazette - Tufco growing operations while keeping safety in focus:Another story from a small company in Wisconsin:""It is easy to downsize. Growth...

JS Online: Editorial: A new way of thinking:Wisconsin is mentioned frequently here on the Lean Blog, with many small and mid-sized companies, in particular,...

By Dan MarkovitzYesterday's Wall Street Journal ran an article explaining that employees are more likely to embrace changes when they're fully informed of the...

Tecumseh To Close Wisconsin Plant; 320 Employees To Lose Jobs This is a disappointing article after we normally read such good lean news from the...

Metal expands when it's hotHere's a story from a small company that's grown from $3m to $10m in revenue, in part due to Lean...

JS Online:Going lean brings long-term payoffsHere is a column written by John Torinus, the CEO of a Wisconsin company. They are still early...

JS Online:Toyota's relationship with vendors is an important link in its successHere is a really nice column written by the CEO of a Harley...

So here's a palate cleanser after talking about GM and the failed "lean" efforts that led to a strike at Conn-Selmer (see below).Here are...

Neosho Daily NewsFor a while there, Wisconsin was the hotbed of lean articles. This week, it's Missouri, and both articles are in a...

Wisconsin State Journal:There are many good stories coming out of Wisconsin lately, many of them through the work of the local MEP office."WMEP provided...

wisbusinessHere are a few case studies of smaller firms using lean for growth. This work was done with the Wisconsin MEP program, part of...