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The Power of Lean Crushing

Published Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Not long ago, I happened upon a list of the manufacturers of the engines that power the 200+ mph cars at the Indianapolis 500 race. Of the 20 or so listed, I could find only one with reference to Detroit, the birthplace of automobile manufacturing. Soon after, I examined the list of the top 10 cars based on quality, as compiled and published by Consumer Reports. Again, only one vehicle could call Detroit its company's origin. Hard to believe. The companies that comprised most of those lists were practicing manufacturing techniques called Six Sigma, Lean and Lean Six ...

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