Deming Institute

JANUARY 16, 2017

As I wrote about in my first post , my first job out of college was at the GM Livonia Engine Plant, outside of Detroit. 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. Guest post by Mark Graban.

Kaizen 28

Kaizen Deming Lean Manufacturing Handbook 28

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

A large durable goods manufacturer wanted to quantify the value of the IT portfolio to its product development function. Using concepts from lean manufacturing, it modeled the time engineers spent creating and transforming data.

Company 9

Company Lean Manufacturing Compliance Quality 9

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. Once the process engineer is acquainted with the new software and the future business cases are selected, the translator can move on to the next process or site to be transformed.

Operations 8

Operations Lean Manufacturing Technology Software 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

And to achieve our aim of “VIP care for every patient, every time,” we not only had to re-engineer our processes; we had to fundamentally change our culture. We enlisted experts in operational effectiveness and service excellence, and both leaders and front line staff were trained on the principles of lean manufacturing.

Health Care 8

Health Care Ishikawa Lean Manufacturing Early Adopters 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Even General Motors, which had a bird’s eye view of the Toyota Production System from its joint venture with Toyota at New United Motors Manufacturing Inc. NUMMI) in California, did not deploy lean manufacturing across the company for decades despite the clear advantages.

Technology 8

Technology Depreciation Christensen Short-term 8