MIA
19 August 2009
Had to undergo surgery this week - nothing I won't bounce back from in a week or so, but wanted the Evolving Excellence readers to know I had not…
The Tail Can't Wag The Dog
14 August 2009
by BILL WADDELL 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 pre…
How Do You Like Them Apples?
12 August 2009
by BILL WADDELL There is an interesting interview with a Harvard guy named Umair Haque in Business Week, in which he carries on about the "sweat…
Clunkernomics Update
10 August 2009
by BILL WADDELL A few days ago a post I wrote included what was really a throw away line, "Buying America's assets and scrapping them in ord…
The Obstacle To Lean Accounting
6 August 2009
by BILL WADDELL "The truth? You can't handle the truth!" The big problem with lean accounting is that, for the most part, we a…
The End of the Quarter Shuffle
5 August 2009
by BILL WADDELL When Norm Bodek and I wrote Rebirth, we included a chapter called "The End of the Quarter Shuffle", describing the lengths…
Clunkertown, USA
4 August 2009
by BILL WADDELL By now everyone has heard of the Cash For Clunkers program. Buying America's assets and scrapping them in order to spend money b…
Take A Page From DuPage's Book
3 August 2009
by BILL WADDELL DuPage County - neighbors of mine just west of Chicago - have come up with a fantastic 5 minute video promoting manufacturing careers…