A Surge in Major League Baseball Giveaway Defects TAGS: american | blitz | bobblehead | china | consulting | continuous improvement | defect | giveaway | jersey | king soopers | league | lean | major league baseball | mets | miguel cabrera | mvp | national | oops | operations | phillies | process | promotion | sports | troy tulowitzki | truck | tulowizki | w.b. mason Over the last 30 days, there have been at least three significantly notable Major League Baseball giveaway snafus with roots in poor quality. First, the Colorado Rockies celebrated their superstar …Continue reading →

Wrong Way Through the Gauntlet Machine TAGS: brian kelly | cam mcdaniel | coach | consulting | continuous improvement | espn | football | gauntlet | lean | lean blitz | machine | notre dame | oops | operations | process | running back | sports Yesterday ESPN aired footage from fall football practice at the University of Notre Dame, and had coach Brian Kelly wired up with a microphone to catch his commentary. Much to …Continue reading →

Lean Oops!: Slightly Political Edition TAGS: barack obama | car | continuous improvement | debt collection | epson | fax | fax machine | firefighter | kid stuck in toy machine | lean | lean blitz consulting | made in china | made in usa | mitt romney | oops | operations | parking | politics | printer | process | six sigma | sports | walmart | water fountain As is a theme that I hope continues, here are some more Lean Oops! scenarios courtesy of contributors to Reddit.

Kent State Runs Muffed Punt the Wrong Direction! TAGS: andre parker | college football | consulting | dead ball | football | golden flashes | kent state | lean blitz | linebacker | muff | oops | operations | process | punt | return | rules | six sigma | sports | tackle | towson | university | wrong way Last night during the Towson-Kent State college football game, Towson muffed a punt received from Kent State to close the first half and Kent State’s Andre Parker picked up the …Continue reading →

Madden ’13 With Wrong Player Picture TAGS: 13 | calvin johnson | cover | defensive tackle | denver broncos | detroit lions | ea sports | lean blitz consulting | madden | marcus thomas | megatron | national football league | nfl | oops | operations | picture | process | running back | six sigma | sports | twitter | university of florida | update | utep | wrong The newest edition of the EA Sports Madden NFL video game, Madden ’13, came out on Tuesday. Generally football fans, gamers, and players alike are over-the-top excited about the release …Continue reading →

2012 Summer Olympics: Lost Keys at Wembley Stadium TAGS: 2012 | blitz | consulting | england | football | keys | laser | lean | london | lost | olympiad | olympics | oops | operations | police | process | scotland | security | six sigma | sports | stadium | valuable | video | wembley | yahoo | yard The first story in the video is the one to key in on. (Yes, that pun was intended.) So a set of very valuable keys to a famous soccer (sorry …Continue reading →

Lean Oops: Handicap Parking Space TAGS: bad | blitz | business | cadillac | definition | doubt | escalade | handicap | leader | lean | oops | operations | parking | procedures | process | reasonable | six sigma | sports Yes, I’ve fussed about incorrect usage of parking spots before…but this one is considerably different. This harping is about leadership. There are quite a few things wrong with this photo. …Continue reading →

Lean Oops! – Broken Truck Window TAGS: blitz | broken | cost | elements | eradicate | fix | lean | oops | operations | patchwork | plate | processes | safety | savings | sports | steel | there i fixed it | tim horton's | truck | window I was greeted by this “There, I Fixed It” in a Tim Horton’s parking lot in late 2011, most definitely a modified steel plate cover for a broken window. This …Continue reading →

Lean Oops! – Airport Information Screen TAGS: airlines | airport | blitz | customer | desk | facing | gate | lean | oops | organizations | processes | satisfaction | service | six sigma | small business | sports | windows xp Oops! The system managing the screen updates behind the counter at this airport gate is having a BIG problem. It looks like there’s an issue with the computer supplying the …Continue reading →