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2024 Preface: I'm re-posting this blog post from 2012 about Lean at Boeing. The WSJ headline emphasizes “speed up,” but that could be the fault of their editors not realizing that Lean means ...
You're a retailing or manufacturing executive who hasn't heard of MIT's “Beer Game” management simulator? Then you're probably swimming in a lot of excess inventory. If you're an executive wh...
Since I host a podcast about mistakes (“My Favorite Mistake“), this is a topic I think about a lot. I hear about people's “favorite” professional mistakes and I reflect on my own. This he...
I love the theme of learning from mistakes. That's why I started my latest podcast, “My Favorite Mistake.” Yesterday, I just released Episode 150. Who knew that so many people would be willin...
https://www.leanblog.org/2022/03/david-novak-became-a-ceo-even-with-this-crystal-clear-mistake/
As somebody who moved to Texas in 1999 (“I wasn't born here, but I got here as quick as I could”), I love Texas barbecue. That means, in particular, the “Texas Trinity” of brisket, sausag...
The Wall Street Journal published a fascinating article back in November 2020: Stephen Curry's Scientific Quest for the Perfect Shot The links I've used should allow you to read the article even ...
https://www.leanblog.org/2022/02/nba-steph-curry-taguchi-loss-function-deming-funnel-experiment/
The Wall Street Journal has an epic track record when it comes to always getting it wrong when they write about Lean or the Toyota Production System. They always focus on just the “just in time...
https://www.leanblog.org/2021/11/this-wsj-article-about-lean-isnt-terrible-via-ge-and-larry-culp/