Bill Waddell

I have two two clients that are both lean and successful, but with very different cultures. Both have female dominated factory floors - I don't kn…

It seems more and more apparent that the real world of legitimate manufacturing is completely unknown and unappreciated by just about everyone outside…

The economic theory of lean is universal - pretty much the same whether it is applied to the company, or to an individual or to the country. Resources…

My advice to all of the younger readers is to thoroughly enjoy all of your vices while you can. Between job responsibilities, spouses, children, finan…

I was interviewed yesterday by Industry Week on the ever lively topic of lean thinking versus technology. ... it seems this subject keeps churning so…

Michael McPhee: "Can you make money from philosophy?" Max Dugan: "Oh yeah ... if you have the right one!" Hermann Simon, a Germa…

by BILL WADDELL China took American manufacturing through currency manipulation, exploitation of child labor, blatant abuse of its citizen workers a…

Normally I would agree with someone who observes that criticizing without offering an alternative is just cynicism and not very helpful. Such an obser…