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Strategy Deployment In Action: One Executive’s Perspective – Follow up Q & A
Webinar presenters David Brule and Pascal Dennis answer questions from their webinar about strategy deployment on March 12, 2009.
Read article The End of an Era
When General Motors filed for bankruptcy yesterday it marked the end of an era. The first truly modern, manage-by-the-numbers corporation,…
Read article Is Your Technical Person a Technical Problem or a People Problem …?
John Shook discusses the need for both technical and social skills
Read article Following The Toyota Way, For Better Or Worse
The article and audio present an overview of how Toyota is dealing with its worst year since the 1930s. The…
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Lean Thinking in Aircraft Repair and Maintenance Takes Wing at FedEx Express
The FedEx Express lean initiative at its repair and maintenance facility at Los Angeles International Airport just began in December…
View case study From Modern Management to Lean Management
Jim Womack presented to the Honda Supplier Lean Network Conference on May 14, 2009 on the topic of 'Modern' Management…
Read article Toyota, Too, Is Looking to Cut Costs
Toyota employees meet in a large "war room" at a plant in Woodstock, Ontario -- called an obeya in Japanese -- to find nearly $100…
Read article Forward to Fundamentals Redux – Kaizen Express
Thanks to those of you who joined last week’s webinar. We had some great questions, only a few of which…
Read article Forward to Fundamentals Webinar with Jim Womack and John Shook
In recent years, most discussions around lean transformation have understandably evolved toward more managerial and strategic matters. Yet there remains…
Read article Thinking About Buffers and Production Systems (Birth of Lean Chapter IV – “The Evolution of Buffers at Toyota” – Kaneyoshi Kusunoki )
John Shook: "This week I continue my indulgence in exploring the Birth of Lean with a look at another chapter…
Read article Repurpose Before You Restructure
One of my favorite questions when meeting with senior leaders of enterprises is, "What is your organization's purpose?"
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