Luddites Versus The Tool Men
24 July 2006
Interesting lean news continues to flow from the UK, and the latest eyebrow raiser is the assertion by the folks at a company called Preactor that lea…
The Folly Of Automating Waste
23 July 2006
There is more lean nonsense floating around, this under the heading "Aviation Company Soars With 'Lean' HR". The gist of the articl…
You Do The Math
20 July 2006
A couple of guys named William - Trudell and Carreira - recently wrote a new lean book called "Lean Six Sigma That Works" and, while I haven…
Painting NAM Into A Corner
15 July 2006
Kevin recently wrote on the schism opening up at NAM and he quite accurately pointed out that neither side grasped the fundamental issues they must fa…
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Manufacturing
4 July 2006
The founders of the United States demonstrated quite a bit of wisdom in many areas and it is fitting that one of our our most widely, happily and pass…
Lean Goebbels Style
3 July 2006
The guiding principles behind Josepf Goebbels masterful propoganda campaign were written by his mentor: Common people " more readily fall victim…
An Offer You Can't Refuse
3 July 2006
Toyota in the UK is holding free quality seminars in their plant, open to anyone (except Mark Fields, I suppose). You read that right - FREE. If you…
Boy Wonders, Quick Fixes and Jackasses
1 July 2006
GM stock posted its biggest single day gain in months yesterday on the strength of an idea suggested by their largest stockholder, Kirk Kirkorian. Th…