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GM Ramps, Toyota Cuts
There goes GM again, drunk on a passing sales boost and hopeful for more. Time to ramp up inventory. Toyota has other plans. Who’s got the right formula now?
In Praise of Buffers
Buffer stock isn’t the devil that some in the lean community make it out to be. The cost of producing safety stock is easier to bear than the cost of getting caught without enough product to suit customer demand...
Posted in Lean Matters Also tagged Celerant, demand sensing, Lean manufacturing, operational excellence, pull-based, reengineering 1 Comment
Hunting for Energy Savings
Energy consumption is a great area for a company to focus on during a downturn, when a drop in the electrical bill can give much-needed breathing room to the operating budget. Maybe it's time for some energy hunts...
Posted in Lean Matters Also tagged efficient operations, energy management, Ford, Lean manufacturing, operational excellence Leave a comment
Why Didn’t Lean Save Toyota?
The grandfather of lean has fallen, and it can’t get up under its own weight. This week, the venerable carmaker announced that it would incur an $8.6 billion loss in its recently closed fiscal year. How did Toyota — progenitor of the Just-in-Time concept — get so far off its own tracks?
Posted in Lean Matters Also tagged auto sales, GM, just in time, Lean manufacturing, pull-based 32 Comments
Toyota Wracked by Quality Concerns