An independent panel reviewed Toyota quality practices as they relate to the brake and sticky pedal issues that led to massive recalls of Toyota
Why You Should Care About The Pit Crew: Lean Healthcare and the Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande, the author of several books on Healthcare such as The Checklist Manifesto, Better, and Complications recently gave the Commencement
Seven Quality Tools
In this 4:46 video, you will receive an introduction to the 7 Quality tools. Specifically, you'll learn the following: What are the 7 Quality
Callaway Golf Lean Transformation
To usher in the Spring season in the United States, I thought I'd share a video of Callaway Golf, one of the largest manufacturers of Golf Clubs, Golf
Toyota Business Practice is the Predecessor of the PDCA Cycle
While the Shewhart Cycle of PDCA is helpful and is widely practiced by many companies that have adopted lean manufacturing and A3 Thinking and A3
Lean Manufacturing Tools: Concepts and Principles
A lot has been written about Lean Manufacturing Tools, Concepts, Techniques. And, rightly so - they work: they are practical, simple, and are
An Efficient Process Uses Less Energy
I'm sure I'm stating the obvious, but often times the things that seem obvious in hindsight are almost always not so obvious at the outset. This might
China Manufacturing Data but 45% Made in America
On the heels of the United States of America hitting the US Debt Ceiling of $14 Trillion dollars and Carlos Santana creating a flood of debate about
Taiichi Ohno Quotes: Add Your Craftiness To It
In Yoshihito Wakamatsu's book The Toyota Mindset, he explains Taiichi Ohno's knack and forceful nature in encouraging everyone to innovate. To