tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post2006150428183455219..comments2023-08-03T11:16:11.202-04:00Comments on Got Boondoggle?: Lean Snake Oil Cures what Ails YaMike Wroblewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-31503517578990112962012-05-04T15:30:27.733-04:002012-05-04T15:30:27.733-04:00Mike,
...I was waiting for the 'buy one get on...Mike,<br />...I was waiting for the 'buy one get one free' offer...<br /><br />Needless to say that a number of people within organizations will overstock this snake oil too!<br /><br />Great posts. keep 'em comin'Jonathan Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122333773608518034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-22067601701656304922012-05-01T08:30:41.708-04:002012-05-01T08:30:41.708-04:00So true. People look for the quick and easy solut...So true. People look for the quick and easy solution for lean. What is required is changing how management thinks and acts. Without that a few tools can provide some nice benefits but you are not doing lean (you are just using a couple tools).<br /><br />I am surprised how reluctant people are to continue down the path. Some places do, but so often efforts are tripped up because they are not willing to change. It is really illogical to me, to see people making the choices to fall into old habits when they have seen the results of better strategies. But it happens all the time.John Hunterhttp://johnhunter.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-19926370990601074552012-05-01T02:19:23.494-04:002012-05-01T02:19:23.494-04:00Great post and so true: Lean improvements don'...Great post and so true: Lean improvements don't come for free!Ortwin Linkhttp://gotmuda.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-33395039385341535482012-04-30T16:28:27.951-04:002012-04-30T16:28:27.951-04:00“It is not enough to do your best; you must know w...“It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.”<br /><br />- W. Edwards Deming quote“<br /><br />For me there is no "snake oil". You can't learn Lean from a business school. No one graduates in Lean. You don't leave school knowing anything about Lean. Improvement is a long, hard slog. However, I do think consultants have a role. As Deming said:<br /><br />“Does experience help? NO! Not if we are doing the wrong things.”<br /><br /> W. Edwards Deming quoteRobhttp://www.learnsigma.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-21218888308111201792012-04-30T10:57:39.379-04:002012-04-30T10:57:39.379-04:00Yes, I've called this the "oprah-ization&...Yes, I've called this the "oprah-ization" of lean, which describes the subculture that is pervasive in lean consultant literature.<br /><br />http://www.shmula.com/oprah-lean-manufacturing-obi-wan-kenobi/8290/Pete Abillahttp://www.shmula.comnoreply@blogger.com