Archive for December, 2005
Rebirth of American Industry – A Study of Lean Management
Regular readers will recognize Bill Waddell as the sharp-tongued author of many posts on Superfactory’s . Along with Shingo Prize winner Norman Bodek, he has just published a book in the same style… forcing us to think about the current state of Lean. The following is a review by Brian Maskell of
TPS Vs. Lean and the Law of Unintended Consequences
Editor’s Note: This article continues our recent focus on “looking Lean” versus “being Lean”. We have discussed this extensively on the blog. Every couple of years I am fortunate enough to visit a former colleague’s Toyota Motor Corporation plant and to tour their facility. This year I was able to visit an engine plant in West [...]
