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Author Archives: John Hunter
Lean is Not Mean
Lean and Not Mean: Simple Management Most Effective [the broken link was removed]: The “pull” rather than “push” point of view first pioneered by the Japanese car manufacturers means that, in lean, everything is seen from the customer’s point of … Continue reading
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Google Software Engineering
An interesting series of posts on Google NYC, Top Google engineer talks to NYC software industry [the broken link was removed]: Google NYC is not a specialized engineering operation, its 300 engineers work in teams of three on the full … Continue reading
Toyota to Name Press as a Director
Toyota to name first foreign director [the broken link was removed]: Toyota Motor Corp., seeking to add an international flavor to its management, will appoint a foreign national to its board of directors for the first time, sources said Tuesday. … Continue reading
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The Triumph of Lean Production
The triumph of lean production by Steve Schifferes Laura pulls a cord, stopping the production line – and prompting her five fellow workers on trim line three to crowd round. They soon see why it is not screwed in properly … Continue reading
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Western Trailers – Lean Manufacturing
Western Trailers improves efficiency – with some help [the broken link was removed]: Western Trailers President Jerry Whitehead and a couple of other senior managers went through TechHelp’s lean-manufacturing course a few years ago. Now, the company is paying for … Continue reading
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Interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt
This interesting interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt covers many topics: Sergey gives this nice speech about what is the biggest cost to Google. And everybody assumes it’s like engineers or something. He says, ‘opportunity costs‘ … The trick is … Continue reading
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Google Website Optimizer
Google’s Website Optimizer allows for multivariate testing of your website. Website Optimizer, Google’s free multivariate testing application, helps online marketers increase visitor conversion rates and overall visitor satisfaction by continually testing different combinations of site content (text and images). Rather … Continue reading
Posted in Design of Experiments, Google, IT, Management
Tagged Design of Experiments, experiments
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Deming Seminar Update
Ian Bradbury, President of Peaker Services Inc., will discuss his company’s implementation of Dr. Deming’s theory of management at a seminar in Lansing, Michigan, 23-25 April 2007. As I mentioned previously I will be co-presenting this seminar. Several interesting articles: … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Deming, Management, Process improvement, Systems thinking
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Agile Software Development
Nice presentation for those interested in software application development: Waterfall Bad, Washing Machine Good. I must admit I think this slide show would be much better with audio adding details… As it stands now it is a nice slide show … Continue reading
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Management Improvement Carnival #8
Good is not almost as good as great by Seth Godin – “They understand what a customer wants. They’re not just better than good. They’re playing a totally different game.” Great point (says John Hunter) “Fire half your salesforce. Then, … Continue reading
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