Time for the Next Big Thing, or Comeuppance?

by Hal on August 6, 2004

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David Drickhamer writes a monthly commentary for Industry week on the topic of continuous improvement. His articles are enlightening and entertaining. While Drickhamer writes about manufacturing I always find a lesson for doing projects. His latest article didn't disappoint, The Next Manufacturing Craze.

Drickhamer points fun at how people make fads out of just good practice.

Set yourself up to be a guru; get yourself a few devotees; write a book every two years; write a weblog; and give it all a catchy name mixing a Japanese word with old-European tradition. It'll be the next big thing in operations excellence.

I'll need a new model of excellence. Everyone's sick of hearing about Toyota.

It's too bad "everyone" hasn't learned from Toyota. With our attention on the next big thing competitors will never catch Toyota. Thanks David for catching us being ourselves!

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