Category Archives: Management Articles

Visually Lean

Posted on September 2, 2005 by John Hunter

Lean From The Get-Go [the broken link has been removed] by Derek Korn. This short article does a nice job of illustrating several interesting lean concepts in practice. Work areas that are compact, but not cramped, not only promote efficient … Continue reading →

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Appeal for Marketers to Apply Deming’s Ideas

Posted on September 1, 2005 by John Hunter

Ego Systems by Doug Hall, CMO (Chief Marketing Officers magazine) [who have now broken the link, so I removed it. Really smart marketing, guys]: Deming’s methods can transform innovation success for CMOs just as they did for Toyota. For some … Continue reading →

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Lean Manufacturing at Castcon-Stone

Posted on August 29, 2005 by John Hunter

Lean manufacturing transforms operations at Saxonburg company: Kerckhoff said redoing certain portions of products accounted for about 12 percent of the company’s volume of work last year. However, after implementing the new lean manufacturing initiative, the number is now down … Continue reading →

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Lean Manufacturing at Delphi

Posted on August 27, 2005 by John Hunter

Streamlined [the broken link was removed] by Derek Smith, Kokomo Tribune. Each morning for local manufacturing workers begins with a “huddle meeting” in which groups discuss a variety of operations issues. Guggina said Delphi has been recognized as an industry … Continue reading →

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Measures of Success

Posted on August 25, 2005 by John Hunter

Measures of Success [the broken link was removed] interview of Alex Knight by Michaela Rebbeck. The interview discusses a model of measurement based on Theory of Constraints ideas. The fundamental difference with my proposition is the shift in the mental … Continue reading →

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Japan Airlines using Toyota Production System Principles

Posted on August 23, 2005 by John Hunter

Toyota Production System Steers JAL Group Cargo Operations at Narita [the broken link was removed], press release from Japan Airlines By applying the ingenuity and originality of the Toyota Production System to their cargo operations at Tokyo’s Narita Airport, Japan … Continue reading →

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Saving Lives: US Health Care Improvement

Posted on July 16, 2005 by John Hunter

8 part special report by US News and Word Report on improving the US Health Care system. Join IHI in an ambitious initiative called the 100K Lives Campaign. Its goal is to save 100,000 hospital patients’ lives by 9 a.m. … Continue reading →

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The Quality of Lean

Posted on July 15, 2005 by John Hunter

The Quality of Lean [the broken link was removed] post on Evolving Excellence. Lean has become so popular that companies (especially General Motors) have been snatching up lean experts, especially those with true TPS experience. Toyota itself is having difficulty … Continue reading →

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Could Toyota Fix GM

Posted on July 10, 2005 by John Hunter

re: Thomas L. Friedman: Save us, O Toyota based on Thomas L. Friedman article in the Herald Tribune Save us, O Toyota [the broken link was removed] where he states: I have a question: If I am rooting for General … Continue reading →

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The Art of Lean