Hoist One For Alex
29 December 2005
The month of December should not come to a close without manufacturing folks across America taking a moment to raise a toast to Alexander Hamilton. It…
Lean Manufacturing Needs Lean Retailers
27 December 2005
If the leanest possible manufacturer of consumer products approached Walmart, Target or Kmart with the proposition that they could provide very low co…
The Genius of Superfactory Readers
23 December 2005
There is an incredible reservoir of intellect, experience and passion for lean manufacturing among the Superfactory readers, and the best thing about…
I Am Humbled
21 December 2005
While I like to turn a buck as much as the next guy, when it comes to manufacturing I am often unable to refrain from allowing my emotions to cloud my…
I Don't Speak Japanese
20 December 2005
There is no question that there is a lot American manufacturing can learn from Toyota, Honda, Canon and a few other Japanese companies. The lessons fr…
Grinch Smalley
18 December 2005
Art Smalley just walked into my house and told me I don't know what Christmas is all about. Can you imagine the nerve of this guy? I got 3,000 bli…
The Chance of a Lifetime
16 December 2005
In Following The Equator, Mark Twain wrote, "I find that, as a rule, when a thing is a wonder to us, it is not because of what we see in it. We…
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
16 December 2005
First the good news: There is a Chrysler (DCX for sticklers) engine plant in Toledo that is doing some extraordinary things - extraordinary for the U…