Tag: Womack

Jim Womack visited  Lantech, a manufacturer of stretch wrappers and other packaging equipment. While there and visiting the "gemba," Jim was interviewed about Lean,...

For a number of reasons, I've decided to re-read my copy of one of the most influential books I've ever read: Out of the...

As I'm traveling back from Sweden today, I think I'll be catching up on the web reaction to Toyota's major quality problems and recalls....

As I'm currently in Sweden, I was reminded of this video I found recently featuring John Black, a lean healthcare consultant and author who...

I had a great opportunity a few weeks back, seeing former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich give a talk at the Ontario Hospital...

I love NBC's "The Office" and this clip of Dunder Mifflin's Dwight Schrute asking a question at the company shareholder's meeting is pretty funny:...

Will the Real Lean Production Please Stand Up? | Labor Notes Yesterday, I blogged about how a nurses' union in Canada was supporting the province's...

Womack and Jones video on spread - Blog - ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value From John Toussaint's blog, this video starts with a question about...

Womack on Lean Management, A Live Web EventWe are running an experiment at the Lean Enterprise Institute. Jim Womack, founder and chairman of LEI,...

Today's blog post will be just a bunch of random thoughts. For one, I just got back from London last night after a whirlwind...

Toyota Names Akio Toyoda President, Apologizes to Shareholders for Losses This was rumored for a while, but Toyota has formally named Akio Toyoda as the...

Clarity Is Missing Link in Supply Chain - WSJ.com Ah, here we go, it's time for the annual Just-In-Time-bashing article from the Wall Street Journal....