Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #499 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is James P. Womack. Jim really needs no introduction for this audience, he's t...
For a long time, I've heard the phrase “the hidden factory” used to describe various forms of waste in a factory, including rework operations and activity. I was surprised to hear Boeing CEO ...
https://www.leanblog.org/2024/02/closing-boeings-shadow-factory-is-harder-than-it-sounds/
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more This is a special bonus episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast. It's a freeform group discussion with James P. (Jim) Womack, Katie Ande...
tl;dr: In this post, Mark discusses key takeaways from the GE Lean Mindset events, particularly focusing on the diversity of backgrounds among attendees. He emphasizes how a varied set of perspec...
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Insights about improvement, innovation, and leadership… Operationa...
https://www.leanblog.org/2022/08/ryan-mccormacks-operational-excellence-mixtape-august-26nd-2022/
Tesla builds cars in what used to be the NUMMI factory, a joint venture between Toyota and GM (which meant it was run as a Toyota plant with "Lean" practices). Before that, it was a dysfunctional...
https://www.leanblog.org/2017/12/toyotas-mindset-really-leave-now-tesla-building/
The Lean Enterprise Institute (a former employer of mine from 2009 to 2011) has announced a new CEO, the third in their history following founder James P. Womack and his successor, John Shook. ...
https://www.leanblog.org/2017/10/lean-enterprise-institute-announces-new-ceo/
I am always happy to see something even vaguely related to the practice of Kaizen in mainstream publications. Here's a recent essay from the New York Times: The Best Path to Long-Term Change Is S...
https://www.leanblog.org/2017/08/small-steps-best-path-sustainable-big-results/