Gettin' Geeky About It
2 March 2012
I recently had the opportunity to help a client hire a new operations leader - and the job went to the person who was "geekiest" about manuf…
A Great Manufacturing Story
1 March 2012
If you love manufacturing, you gotta love this story -…
Indra You Ain't No Charlie Guth
17 February 2012
Suppose you are in charge of Pepsi and things aren't going so good - sales stagnant, profits lagging. What do you do? The lady in charge these day…
Why Idiots Should Not Have Access to Printing Presses
16 February 2012
You can't really blame Baltimore Sun writer Julie Bykowicz for writing nonsense - after all she's a journalist and, by definition an expert at…
Necessary and Valuable are not the same
13 February 2012
Heather Peters is not someone you have likely heard of - unless you are a lawyer, that is, or Honda. In that case, you have not only heard of her but…
A Few Observations
1 February 2012
A curious observation on the Apple article Kevin covered the New York Times Apple article quite well, so I won't repeat. I had to point out, howe…
It Takes the Patience of Saints
31 January 2012
If ever a man deserves sainthood it is John Vicklund of Impact Washington - the MEP out there. By way of background, the governor - Christine Gregoire…
Lean Chickens 1 Fat Lions 0
31 January 2012
So .... Golden Bear Ltd gets the contract to produce the official mascot for the 2012 British Olymic Team, and decides labor costs - excuse me, labour…