Making The Pieces Fit
22 April 2006
Just in case anyone thought they were finally getting their arms around all of the complexities of lean manufacturing - starting to see some consisten…
A Thought To End The Week
21 April 2006
Stanley Furniture just announced their first quarter results. Sales were at a record level, earnings were off a bit from last year, but strong enough…
Excellence Is Not Enough
20 April 2006
Hey Detroit! Are you listening? Here's how you turn things around when you are in trouble: Step 1 is to close the excess plants and lay off the…
"Nothing wonderful about manufacturing jobs"
19 April 2006
John Stossel from ABC doesn't have an MBA. His got a psychology degree from Princeton, but he seems to think like an MBA holder. So does Neil Cav…
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…
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…