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October 23rd, 2006 by Hal

Productivity Press has a blog…a good one. Lean Insider is written by Ralph Bernstein. His early postings have plenty of data along with some crisp opinions. In Ralph's posting The Real Problem with US Automakers he shares the results of a new study on the profitability advantage Toyota has over its competitors:

"Toyota has a profit-per-vehicle advantage over competitors ranging from $1,570 (over Chrysler) to $2,985 (over GM). The advantage over Ford is $2,165."

Lean Insider is just the fuel we need to create a big lean fire.

He goes on to share how Toyota produced that advantage and the role kaizen plays in the long term success. Ralph finishes with this opinion:

"(U)ntil Detroit’s leaders genuinely become true believers in lean, they’re going to have difficulty…design(ing) exciting cars and earn(ing) back a quality reputation."

Not only does Lean Insider make for good reading, but I suspect you'll be sharing Ralph's work with those on your project teams and with your management. It's just the fuel we need to create a big lean fire.

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