Baseball Trade Show – The Oyster TAGS: baseball cleaning system | baseball oyster | baseball trade show | college baseball | dallas texas | lean | oyster | standardized work “The Oyster” is a new, innovative machine used for cleaning old baseballs. It’s called The Oyster because it shines brown, dingy baseballs back into clean, white “pearl” baseballs. Drop a …Continue reading →

Baseball Trade Show – Mascot Manufacturing TAGS: audit | baseball trade show | baseball winter meetings | costumes | data | erp system | inventory | lead times | lean | manufacturing | mascots | reorder point | safety stock | visual factory I had a chance to speak with a company that designs and manufactures mascot suits at the Baseball Trade Show last week. This company’s booth had a few mascot suits …Continue reading →

Baseball Trade Show – Coverage by MiLB.com TAGS: baseball trade show | ben hill | dallas | dipquest 2011 | game signs | minor league baseball Lean Blitz received two shout-outs by Ben Hill of MiLB.com in his coverage of the Baseball Winter Meetings, one more “fun” than the other. First, he profiled a number of …Continue reading →

Baseball Trade Show – Bat Manufacturer TAGS: baseball trade show | bat manufacturer | bats | continuous improvement | lean | setup reduction | smed | sports | standardized work Lean Blitz received more attention from manufacturers of sporting goods and other items (such as mascot costumes!) than sports teams at the Baseball Trade Show, which is understandable. Most manufacturers …Continue reading →

Baseball Trade Show – Article on ESPN.com TAGS: baseball trade show | bryan lahair | david schoenfield | espn | hilton anatole | lean | major league baseball | sports | sweetspot The three days of the Baseball Trade Show during the Baseball Winter Meetings at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas introduced us to a lot of opportunities for continuous improvement within …Continue reading →

Defects Example – FedEx Office TAGS: baseball trade show | baseball winter meetings | brochures | copies | dallas | defect | defects | fedex | fedex office | lean | printing | rental car | rework | scrap | texas | waste | xerox My experience at the Baseball Winter Meetings in Dallas has provided me with an excellent illustration of where defects can be costly for consumers and for suppliers. I chose to …Continue reading →

Baseball Winter Meetings – Prologue Recap TAGS: agent | baseball trade show | baseball winter meetings | espn | hilton anatole | job fair | john kruk | jon morosi | jonah keri | lean | major league baseball | mlb | mlb network | peter gammons | sportscenter Greetings from the Baseball Winter Meetings in Dallas! I arrived on Sunday and I’m certainly glad I came early because so many other folks did too! The Hilton Anatole lobby …Continue reading →

Baseball Winter Meetings in Dallas! TAGS: baseball trade show | baseball winter meetings | dallas texas | hilton anatole | job fair | quint creative signs | schlegel creative | trade show booth Lean Blitz will be at the Baseball Winter Meetings in Dallas! Stop by booth 1420! And look for this banner… See you next week!