On the fourth anniversary of the deadly Imperial Sugar explosion, Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso revealed that all but one of the agency’s recommendations successfully have been adopted by their recipients. With so many shopfloors still running on spreadsheets and clipboards, it should come as no surprise that agility remains elusive. Is ERP all that it claims to be? Apprenticeships in Britain: Leading industrialists from BAE Systems, Compass Group and skills minister John Hayes will officially launch Apprenticeship Week at a Semta event in London on 6 February. 
Toyota Australia today announced plans to cut 350 jobs at its Altona manufacturing plant, in what it is referring to as a “response to operating... 
The report, “Challenges & Opportunities for Manufacturers in Washington State,” features the findings from a three-month, six-city tour conducted by the business... 
The move accompanied a report detailing troubling practices inside many of the facilities. A year ago, shippers hoped to hold transportation rate increases to the 4-5% range; other industry sources thought rates could rise by 8% or more. -Material Handling & Logistics 
For decades, Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers handcrafted heirloom furniture the same way, at pretty much the same speed. Slowly. It did it to maintain quality, yes, but the Auburn company also didn't know how else to work... and other companies in Maine learn to work lean, with help from the Maine MEP -Sun Journal 
Jamie Flinchbaugh spotlights Bruce Hamilton's blog today: Bruce brings a wealth of experience, from the dismal days of U.S. manufacturing in the 70s and 80s to today's slightly brighter picture. First person lessons, written with wry humor, and always a good story. Worth reading -- both Bruce's and Jamie's blogs. 
Plukka founder Joanne Ooi says that its test-demand-before-you-create-supply model means that the designs are riskier and more creative, since the company isn’t investing in manufacturing until sales are locked in. Prices drop as more people buy, helping them nab high-end jewelry at group-buying prices. 
A labor chief leads a delegation to study how Washington state's King County has streamlined government. Their question, "Could lean work in Orange County?" It would be entirely new territory. 
Sheffield Forgemasters in the UK plans renovation around lean manufacturing 
Sifting through the lean news and blogs can take hours -- and you don't have that option. Here's why I became a curator. |
Take advantage of this four-step process to achieve buy-in for your lean efforts. -Jamie Flinchbaugh 
FAIRHOPE, Alabama -- A program largely funded by Auburn University and the University of Alabama to help coastal government cut waste and improve efficiency should be under way in Baldwin by late February, officials said this week. -Alabama Live 
US Synthetic is an industry leader in diamond solutions, and challenged for the world's most prestigious award for operations excellence, The Shingo Prize. 
Are we playing let's-pretend when it comes to electric cars? 
As manufacturing in China gets less attractive, companies are eyeing the domestic market. Taxes and logistics there are barriers to overcome. -SupplyChainStandard.com 
These days cultural change is a topic that is high on the agenda of many corporate executives. It looks like almost each change initiative within companies is linked to changing its culture... What goes wrong? -Sustainable Business Forum 
For the past few weeks, I have been working on a project where I learn automotive processes in order to document standard work so that each activity is precisely described by motion, time, task sequence...Ana Bailey, The Lean Logistics Blog 
Just a few years ago, manufacturing was "dead" in many people's minds. Now it is the sector leading the Muskegon area out of the worst economic recession since the Great Depression...Dave Alexander, Muskegon Chronicle 
Two complements to Lean training are proving useful for MROs. 
Company battered by foreign competition bouncing back with help of trade assistance grants, lean, Mantec, and new software. Central Penn Business Journal |
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