Metrics Revisited
8 September 2009
A week ago I wrote a post concerning metrics that generated quite a stir - as anything regarding metrics always does. My web site took a huge number o…
Preaching To The Choir
3 September 2009
I know that the following data comes as no surprise to the lean manufacturing community. I apologize for telling you what you most certainly have alre…
All Costs Are Not Created Equal
2 September 2009
Everyone seems hell bent on cost reduction, most often without regard for the kind of costs they are trying to reduce. For that matter, they are too o…
Show Me The Metrics
31 August 2009
After more than a few years in and out of manufacturers on the lean journey - and especially after launching my 1Day Assessment tool - I have learned…
But You Can't Fool All The People All The Time
25 August 2009
I have written before of Professor Tom Johnson up at Portland State - the author of Relevance Lost, the book that opened everyone's eyes to the pr…
What's The Italian Word For Insane?
24 August 2009
The new owners of Chrysler have had a busy week. Many folks may not know that they have cobbled together a couple of great old brands in the farm and…
The Tail Can't Wag The Dog
14 August 2009
Before I went into consulting I was the VP in charge of the supply chain at a big consumer products company, and I used to have a pretty standard spee…
How Do You Like Them Apples?
12 August 2009
There is an interesting interview with a Harvard guy named Umair Haque in Business Week, in which he carries on about the "sweatshops" in wh…