It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
24 September 2010
by BILL WADDELL My absence from the blog over the past few weeks is the product of a ridiculous travel schedule, and not only have I missed out on bl…
First Vegas Then Down Under
20 September 2010
by BILL WADDELL The Lean Accounting Glass isn't half empty - it's more like 99%+ empty. The hundreds of mostly financial folks descending on…
One Option Is Competence
17 September 2010
by BILL WADDELL The Washington Post wrote a storyabout Lighting Science Group decrying the loss of manufacturing jobs that result from American innov…
A Simple Diagnosis
31 August 2010
by BILL WADDELL Kevin sent me an article some of the kids over at McKinsey wrote asking me for my expert opinion on just what drug they had been smok…
Ivy Covered Waste
29 August 2010
by BILL WADDELL At the University of Memphis you can get a master of science degree in engineering with a certificate in Applied Lean Leadership. It…
Brewing Up Some Manufacturing Tea
25 August 2010
by BILL WADDELL "People are making a ton of money off of us and we're making nothing off of them."That quote from an unnamed woman from…
Shingo - Another Ranter Weighs In
20 August 2010
by BILL WADDELL None of the contributors - either bloggers or commenters - to Evolving Excellence, and no serious lean student anywhere would condone…
Rounding Out The Week
20 August 2010
by BILL WADDELL In Philly They're Partying Like It's 1979 Yesterday Irish reader Simon Cunnane fired up his DeLorean, cranked it up to 88 mi…