We're Not Making Chicken Here
11 June 2010
by BILL WADDELL The post I wrote the other day referencing the 'Lean Community' sparked an interesting debate and a number of good comments.…
Indovation and Teaching Your Wife To Play Golf
8 June 2010
by BILL WADDELL I am not remotely qualified to advise anyone on the complexities of marriage or the workings of the female psyche; I can only observe…
No Such Thing As Selective Excellence
3 June 2010
by BILL WADDELL The nexus between safety and quality is not always clear, especially to those outside of manufacturing looking in, but there is no qu…
The Royal Monkey
2 June 2010
by BILL WADDELL A few months back I was asked to visit one of the big - really big - manufacturing software providers to talk to them about lean. The…
I Know How Tough It Is To be Chinese
1 June 2010
by Bill WADDELL After having spent a little time in Mexico and down along the Arizona border lately I can sympathize with the Chinese having to expla…
Countdown To American Manufacturing Week
28 May 2010
by BILL WADDELL 127 days - 18 weeks - from now kicks off American Manufacturing Week. The week of October 2 -9 is when we celebrate the critical con…
Freight Is The Tail - Not the Dog
26 May 2010
by BILL WADDELL Economy of scale is great when you've got it. The problem comes when you try to create it out of thin air. That tunnel visioned…
The Next and Final Lean Frontier
24 May 2010
by BILL WADDELL The one group that has been allowed to opt out of the lean transformation has been Sales & Marketing - and that is about to end.…