Content by Jon Miller
Made-Up Lean Enterprise StatisticsThe tall tales of lean
Mon, 12/07/2009 - 06:00
For a group of people who claim to practice management by fact, questioning the as-given condition, we in the lean community have a troubling habit of citing and accepting made-up lean enterprise statistics. In fact, I would say that at least 50…
Kaizen by Inspiration is Not Kaizen<em>Kaizen</em> a la Taiichi Ohno Sensei
Thu, 11/05/2009 - 04:00
I was flipping through some Japanese books on sayings and speeches given by Taiichi Ohno looking for inspiration for a new article when I found the following passage: “Within the Toyota Production System, a lack of ability to do kaizen becomes…
All Kaizen Ideas Are Full of HolesSkitt’s Law applied to <em>kaizen</em>
Mon, 11/02/2009 - 04:30
I became aware of a truth about lean problem solving and kaizen yesterday while reading an article about 10 internet rules and laws, “Internet rules and laws: the top 10, from Godwin to Poe,” published on the Daily Telegraph’s web site (www.…