Category Archives: Management

Conclusion of Jim Womack Interview

Posted on November 14, 2005 by John Hunter

Interview with Jim Womack part 5 of 5 has been posted by the Lean manufacturing blog. Each part provide valuable insights, from part 4: Toyota has recently said that it will now make a major effort to apply process thinking … Continue reading →

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Management Pioneer Peter Drucker 1909 – 2005

Posted on November 13, 2005 by John Hunter

Management expert Peter Drucker passed away at age 95. See: Peter F. Drucker Information from Claremount University [the broken link was removed] and our previous post. Here we list links to some of his work. There is an excellent podcast … Continue reading →

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Management Guru Peter Drucker 1909-2005

Posted on November 12, 2005 by John Hunter

Management expert Peter Drucker passed away at age 95. Peter F. Drucker Information from Claremount University [the broken link was removed]. In 2002, Peter Ferdinand Drucker was awarded the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom. Drucker, was born in Vienna, … Continue reading →

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ToC in UK Surgery

Posted on November 9, 2005 by John Hunter

UK surgeon uses TOC approach to double capacity and eliminate waiting lists [the broken link was removed] by Clarke Ching via Carnival of Lean Leadership II [the broken link was removed] First, he has identified himself – or surgeons in … Continue reading →

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Government Lean Six Sigma

Posted on November 9, 2005 by John Hunter

Deep Thinkers [the broken link was removed] by Kimberly Palmer, GovExec.com: “This is not a fad that will die out. It’s been tried, it’s been tested, it’s true. If you look at the best-run companies in industry, this is part … Continue reading →

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Dell Ranked as Top Supply Chain – Toyota Sixth

Posted on November 9, 2005 by John Hunter

The Top 25 Supply Chains for 2005 [the broken link was removed], AMR Research: Supply chain leaders are able to shape demand, instantly respond to market changes, and crush their competitors. According to AMR Research benchmarking data, leaders carry 15% … Continue reading →

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Womack and Jones Webinar

Posted on November 9, 2005 by John Hunter

The Lean Enterprise Institute is offering a free 1 hour webinar with James Womack and Dan Jones on November 15th at 2 PM (US Eastern Time). Jim will deconstruct this broken consumer-provider-manufacturer model and show how to repair it using … Continue reading →

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Eight Essential Tools for Six Sigma

Posted on November 8, 2005 by John Hunter

Eight Essential Tools (link broken, so I removed the link) by Ron Snee, Quality Progress: In my experience, eight tools are used most frequently in Six Sigma projects – all eight use statistical thinking and methods. The tools are: process … Continue reading →

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Communication Failures Impact Quality

Posted on November 7, 2005 by John Hunter

Outsourcing Communication Impacts Quality [the broken link was removed] by Kevin Meyer: She immediately knew what I was talking about, and said that it has been a problem for about six months. The margin at the bottom of the statement … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jim Womack

Posted on November 4, 2005 by John Hunter

Q&A With Jim Womack by Mark Graban: The whole idea of lean solutions is to start with today’s customer in today’s circumstances and ask what the customer really wants. When we do this, the first thing to note is that … Continue reading →

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