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The Tale of Two Taylors | How two local businesses are going lean
The term “lean” was used in the 80s to describe Toyota’s business manufacturing model – in 30 years, lean has branched out from the Toyota floor to become pervasive in businesses that want to improve...
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Instructor Profile – Lean Enterprise – Sammy Obara
Q. Why do companies fail in copying Toyota? I think most companies try to copy the “tools” they learn from so many books and classes. There is a belief that if we copy the same tools and techniques...
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Instructor Profile – Lean Enterprise and Lean Six Sigma – Mike Osterling
Q: Why do a company’s non-manufacturing departments need lean? The interesting thing is that the root of lean is in manufacturing, but over the years we’ve learned that the majority of opportunities –...
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Instructor Profile – Lean Six Sigma – Tracy O’Rourke
Tracy O’Rourke, Master Black Belt, has trained over 1,000 people, mentored 200+ green belts and black belts, and has helped complete 200+ projects with results that range between $50,000 and $8 million...
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Military Spouse | Lean Six Sigma – Sharon Johnson
Arriving in San Diego last October, Sharon Johnson knows the military. She and her husband have both served in the Navy for a combined 31 years. They met in the Navy and both serve our armed services...
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Using Lean to Bring Manufacturing Back to the U.S.
This year many U.S. companies are contemplating the unthinkable – they are either considering or actually bringing their manufacturing back to the U.S. Of course, some manufacturing will always take...
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Chapter Review – Toyota by Toyota. Reflections from the Inside Leaders on the...
(Edited by Samuel Obara and Darril Wilburn, 2012) There are many books on Lean manufacturing; however, only one is written by multiple Toyota (the birthplace of Lean) employees. Sammy Obara, an...
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Lean Enterprise – Process Improvement at the San Diego Zoo – An Interview...
Every business is a collection of processes. Those processes are broken down into primary and secondary. Primary processes create value, while secondary processes support them. Lean is a process...
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Feeding America More Efficiently
As part of its community outreach, TaylorMade Golf Company sponsored two students from Feeding America San Diego to earn their Professional Certificate in Lean Enterprise through SDSU’s College of...
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Lean Enterprise Program Graduate Helps Create Lean Culture at the Workplace
Kris Manning graduated from the University of Delaware with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, then went on to earn his MBA from the University of Maryland. Upon graduating, he was hired by...
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Chromalloy’s Commitment to Continuous Improvement: Sending Employees to...
In 1950, a small group of entrepreneurs in New York City bought the patent rights to a European invention — a process for depositing chromium on the surface of carbon steel at elevated temperatures to...
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SDSU’s Lean Enterprise Program a Natural Fit for Lloyd Pest Control’s...
Scott Crowley, Chief Operations Officer of Lloyd Pest Control In the 1930s, San Diego’s downtown construction boom set off another kind of boom — rodents. Their trail of destruction in warehouses and...
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Lean Enterprise and Leadership in a Time of Tremendous Challenge
Dave Umstot Long before Dave Umstot founded the award-winning Umstot Project and Facilities Solutions, LLC in La Mesa, Calif., he oversaw the herculean $1.6 billion Proposition S & N capital bond...
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