Putting Perfume On A Pig
10 January 2006
A veritable 'Who's Who' of great American thinkers who, well, think great things, I guess, got together in Washington a while back under t…
Waddya Mean by 'Failure'
4 January 2006
Jon Miller from Gemba Panta Rei and Karen Wilhelm from SME, a couple of very good lean thinkers and bloggers from whom I learn a lot, reacted to my &#…
Pogo Was Talkin' About Me
3 January 2006
What do you say we make a New Year's resolution - all of us in the lean community - that we (especially me) spend a lot more time in 2006 looking…
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. I…
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 f…