Toyota Way Principle #14: Become a Learning Organization TAGS: balboa | blitz | classroom | consulting | continuous | improvement | lean | learning | operations | organization | perfect | philadelphia | principle | process | reflect | reflection | relentless | rocky | six sigma | sports | stairs | steps | teach | toyota way (This is part of a series looking at the 14 Principles of The Toyota Way. Here we look at Toyota Way Principle 14.) This is the final principle, the one …Continue reading →

Toyota Way Principle #10 and the Importance of People TAGS: 2002 | art | athletics | baseball | beane | billy | blitz | brand | constraint | consulting | cultivate | depodesta | develop | efficiency | front line | fuson | grady | howe | implement | knicks | lean | lewis | management | maximize | michael | mission statement | moneyball | new york | oakland | operations | operators | paul | people | peter | philadelphia | phillies | philosophy | principle | process | produce | six sigma | sports | teams | toyota | undervalued | value | victory | way | yankees (This is a continuation of the examination of the 14 principles of The Toyota Way.) It’s one thing to have a company philosophy and mission statement, as well as a …Continue reading →

Winners of the Masters Pin Flag Giveaway TAGS: 2012 | baseball | blitz | cap | children's hospitals clinics | crosscutters | flags | frontline | giveaway | league | lean | masters | memphis | minor | new era | philadelphia | phillies | pin | six sigma | tennessee | williamsport | winter meetings We have winners in the Masters pin flag giveaway! The winner from the email subscriber pool is Gabe Sincropi, Jr., the Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations for the …Continue reading →

Tommy John and Repairing-vs-Prevention TAGS: blitz | cincinnati | collateral | elbow | espn.com | expensive | free agent | lean | ligament | madson | mechanics | nationals | operations | philadelphia | phillies | process | reconstruction | reds | replacement | ryan | six sigma | sports | stephen | strasburg | tommy john | ucl | ulnar | washington Let’s say you just purchased a very expensive machine for your process. On average, these machines have a productive life of about fifteen years but the one you buy has …Continue reading →