He Ain't Dead Yet
18 April 2006
This Thursday, the 20th, Norm Bodek is slated to receive the Certified Grand Master Six Sigma Medal at an event hosted by the Portland, Oregon (Norm&#…
In Memory of Jo Anderson
17 April 2006
In the articles section, there is a great interview Art Smalley had with Toyota veteran Ike Kato called Shigeo Shingo's Influence on TPS, in which…
MRP R.I.P.
15 April 2006
This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012. When Joe Orlick…
Going Down For The Count
13 April 2006
If there weren't so many real lives damaged, reading the stuff Alfred Sloan and Walter Reuther wrote back in the 1950's would be almost comica…
Just Keep Tightening The Screws
12 April 2006
Most lean efforts begin with middle management (you know, the people with 'bad attitudes' that usually get the blame for lean failures ... fun…
JIT Is Flow
12 April 2006
I have to put in a plug for a new book called JIT Is Flow by Hiroyuki Hirano. In the interest of full disclosure, yeah, I had a small hand in editing…
Walmart Escalates War on US Manufacturers
11 April 2006
Walmart's business model has long been biased against American manufacturers. They have forced American companies to compete on Asian producers…
Business Week & NAM - The Blind Leading the Blind
8 April 2006
So you think manufacturing productivity is way up, do you? Think again. Every genius from those employed by the government to the academic community…