Experience is often gained by making mistakes, however, we don’t have to repeat them for the sake of experience. This is one of the reasons I decided to read “Toyota Under Fire” by Jeffrey K. Liker and Timothy N. Ogden. Aside from the many positive reviews this book has already received, it claims to present “The definitive inside account of Toyota’s […]
Toyota #1 for a Reason
- Advanced Lean Manufacturing
- APQP
- Contingency Planning
- Customer Service
- Eliminate Waste
- Lean
- Problem Solving
- Quality
- Risk Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Training
Contingency Plans – Crisis Management in Lean Organizations
Contingency Planning For Lean Organizations – Part IV – Crisis Management In a previous post we eluded that lean organizations are likely to be more susceptible to disruptions or adverse conditions and may even have a greater impact on the business. To some degree this may be true, however, in reality, Lean has positioned these organizations to be more agile and extremely responsive to crisis […]
- Advanced Lean Manufacturing
- Contingency Planning
- Problem Solving
- Risk Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Training
Contingency Planning For Lean Organizations – H1N1 (Swine Flu) – Reference
In our first post on Contingency Planning For Lean Organizations, we made reference to the current situation regarding the H1N1 virus or Swine Flu. We also suggested that history may provide relevant information that can be used to aid in future crisis event planning. Michael A. Roberto, author of “Know What You Don’t Know” copyright 2009 by Pearson Education Inc., […]