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Lean Is About More than the Myths 0
- Lean Definition
- November 12, 2009
It is important when you are starting out your lean journey to understand what Lean is really about. Steve Cook, a former Dell Computer supply chain executive and newly appointed chief operating officer of MFG.com recently took time to explain three common myths about Lean. Myth #1: Lean = Job Cuts “If done well, Lean
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Leadership Strategies from Disney Part 2 0
- Leadership
- November 10, 2009
To continue from the previous post on Great Leader Strategies from Disney we will discuss the last 6 strategies. #7 Explore, Probe, And Know What Is Going On In Your Organization… And Act Upon The Information! Leaders cannot make the right decisions or take the right actions without knowing the truth. You need many ways
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Leadership Strategies from Disney Part 1 0
- Leadership
- November 9, 2009
A new book on leadership called Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney claims “It’s not the magic that makes it work; it’s the way we work that makes it magic.” The author Lee Cockerell, a former Executive Vice President of Resort Operations for the Walt Disney Company, shared his
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Are All these Mobile Solutions Lean?0
- In the News
- November 5, 2009
There was a recent Industry Week article worth mentioning titled Top Ten Mobile Solutions for Lean Manufacturing. Written by June Ruby a Director of Mobile Solutions at Motorola, it seems curiously like a sales pitch. However, the article does examine a number of areas where mobile technologies can improve productivity. In general these are areas
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Ford Posts a Profit 0
- In the News
- November 3, 2009
I usually leave the automotive updates to the automotive experts but I couldn’t resist mentioning this one. Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a “solidly profitable” 2011. The automaker cited higher pricing, lower
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Toyota Misconceptions Debunked 0
- In the News, Lean Definition
- October 28, 2009
Mark Graban from the LeanBlog recently posted about an article in Quality Digest that attempts to set the record straight on ten common misconceptions of Toyota. Stewart Anderson’s Ten Common Misconceptions about Toyota The article does a good job of making the point that TPS is really the “Thinking” Production System and not the “Tools”
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