Yearly Archives: 2005

Toyota Manufactures More Itself

Posted on October 27, 2005 by John Hunter

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 →

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New Business Ideas Take Time

Posted on October 27, 2005 by John Hunter

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

Posted on October 27, 2005 by John Hunter

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 →

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Lean Principles in Health Care

Posted on October 26, 2005 by John Hunter

“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 →

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OpenOffice 2.0

Posted on October 26, 2005 by John Hunter

Topic: Software – Open Source – Freeware OpenOffice 2.0, the excellent freeware office suite is now available. It is great free software that imports Microsoft formatted documents and creates the same amazingly well. Open Office runs on Apple, Linux, Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Go Lean to Remain Competitive

Posted on October 26, 2005 by John Hunter

Go Lean to Remain Competitive [the broken link was removed]: Captains of industry should adopt Lean Production Systems, an idea {conceived} by Toyota for its car-making, to transform their plants to efficient ones, for survival in the globalisation era Sundaram … Continue reading →

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Why Fix the Escalator?

Posted on October 25, 2005 by John Hunter

Why Fix the Escalator? from the Lean manufacturing blog on a visit to the NUMMI plant: A very large permanent sign above the escalator said something like: “Sorry for inoperative escalator. It would cost $120k to repair. We feel money … Continue reading →

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Lean Development

Posted on October 25, 2005 by John Hunter

Lean Development, by Freddy Ball and Michael Ball. Great article. According to a National Center for Manufacturing Sciences report, Toyota product development projects can take half the time of US equivalents, with four times their productivity (150 product engineers utilised … Continue reading →

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Going Beyond (or away from) Lean Thinking?

Posted on October 25, 2005 by John Hunter

Topic: Management Improvement Continuous Improvement – Lean Alone No Longer Cutting It [the broken link was removed] by Tonya Vinas [the broken link was removed], IndustryWeek: It’s a dicey time for manufacturers that have spent the past five to 10 … Continue reading →

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Deming’s Ideas at Markey’s Audio Visual

Posted on October 24, 2005 by John Hunter

Last week at the Deming Institute seminar: How to Create Unethical, Ineffective Organizations That Go Out of Business, Mark Miller, General Manager, Markey’s Audio Visual spoke on Markey’s experience adopting Deming’s ideas. It was a great presentation. He did a … Continue reading →

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