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Monthly Archives: October 2005
Bill Hunter and Peter Scholtes
Topic: Management Improvement I have recently updated Peter Scholtes‘ web site (author of the Team Handbook and the Leader’s Handbook) and created a new web site for my father: Bill Hunter – williamghunter.net. They were friends and colleagues. I frequently … Continue reading
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The Power of Why
NUMMI Tour Tale #3: The Power of Why by Mark Graban: Again, another “wow” moment. For one, NUMMI put the situation in customer terms. Do not use these parts, because there would be a negative impact on the customer. It … Continue reading
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The Toyota Phenomenon
The Toyota Phenomenon [the broken link was removed] by Ernst Glauser: Toyota’s success starts with its brilliant production engineering, which puts quality control in the hands of the line workers who have the power to stop the line or summon … Continue reading
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Deming Review Postcasts
Postcast on W. Edwards Deming by Paul C. Palmes. This is the first of three programs dedicated to the teachings of W. Edwards Deming. The Internet has numerous websites devoted to his thoughts and methods. I strongly suggest that you … Continue reading
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Management Training Program
Fog Creek Software Management Training Program by Joel Spolsky: Finally, when you’re really really good, they let you hang around with Yussef on the ovens. Yussef was about 100 years old and so good at running the ovens it was … Continue reading
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Toyota Manufactures More Itself
Bucking the trend, Toyota controls quality, cost by making many parts in house [the broken link was removed], AutoWeek via Lean Manufacturing Blog: On one hand, the company sees parts making as a critical piece of its overall quality-control program. … Continue reading
New Business Ideas Take Time
New Business Ideas Take Time [the broken link was removed] by Edward DeBono Some types of change carry more immediate benefits, such as problem-solving. The problem is disrupting a system or individuals, so solving that problem is of instant benefit. … Continue reading
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The Power of Teams
The Power of Teams, by Lynn Witten (broken link removed): >Train team leaders and members. It is critical to provide training and guidance to people on how to function as effective team members and leaders. In addition, problem-solving training can … Continue reading
Lean Principles in Health Care
“Lean” principles apply to health care [the broken link was removed], by Donna Daniel: Making the shift to a lean enterprise, whether it’s in a hospital, a physician practice or a nursing home, isn’t easy. Like any culture shift, it … Continue reading
Manufacturing and the Economy
In Global Market, Iowa Manufacturers Fight for Survival: The conventional wisdom has been that expanded trade would result in the United States losing low-pay, low-skilled manufacturing jobs, said David Swenson, an economic scientist at Iowa State University. But “a lot … Continue reading →