Terry Starbucker

MARCH 22, 2015

” I’ve also been to Kjell’s shop on several occasions, and have seen the values in action, along with a really cool example of how lean manufacturing works. Yes, Kjell isn’t searching for unicorns.

Lean Manufacturing 150

Lean Manufacturing Entrepreneur Workshop Learning-by-Doing 150

Deming Institute

JANUARY 16, 2017

General Motors wasn’t my ideal workplace after having read Deming’s Out of the Crisis and learning a bit about Lean manufacturing in college. I was told that Dr. Deming had taught some workshops within GM, particularly the Powertrain division in the 1980s. But, I needed a job, so I cast a wide net. What had happened?

Kaizen 28

Kaizen Deming Lean Manufacturing Handbook 28

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

I'd been asked to run an innovation workshop for Procter & Gamble's R&D group because of a book I had written. I radically changed my workshop's design. The workshop, and subsequent interactions, would never have gone as well if I hadn't read the memo. Words would speak as loudly as actions.

Innovation 15

Innovation Workshop Lean Manufacturing Kaizen 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

After an intense innovation workshop, the CTO of a globally-successful Chinese electronics supplier approached, unhappily. Toyota made its quality reputation sending its lean manufacturing experts into its suppliers' production lines to advise them on product design and process improvement.

CTO 15

CTO Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2016

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, lean manufacturing was the Big New Idea and it seemed like everyone was learning new tools with Japanese names. Instead of large crews disassembling the packs at centralized workshops, small teams would replace the batteries in the field as needed. Operations in a Connected World.

Operations 8

Operations Lean Manufacturing Technology Software 8