Let's put this myth in its own coffin already.
28 December 2010
In this month's edition of the Atlantic Monthly, there's a short piece on how Batesville Casket is using lean to remain competitive. It…
Saying Goodbye To Long Waits At The Airport
31 July 2010
The days of multi-hour delays at the airport aren't gone by a long shot, but things at JFK at least are considerably better than they were. The Wa…
Outsourcing actually lowers (!) profits.
6 June 2010
In news guaranteed to make Bill Waddell smile, new research from business school professors at Stanford and Wharton (yes, those pointy-headed academic…
The absurdity of executive bonuses.
2 December 2009
Maybe pigs really can fly. Maybe hell will freeze over. Today I finally read something in the Wall Street Journal that didn't make me feel like I…
Not another outsourcing lemming
20 September 2009
With all the grief that Bill and Kevin give the US government about its misguided interventions in the free market (quite often deservedly), it's…
Bob Nardelli "feels good." Welcome to Bizarro world.
4 May 2009
Sigh. Bob Nardelli "feels good." Those of you with elephantine memories will remember that I'm no fan of Bob Nardelli. The erstwhile CE…
Taking the "Gen" out of "Genchi Genbutsu"
30 March 2009
Well, GM is in the news again, this time for refusing to cancel its program that gives a company car and company-paid gas for about 8,000 white-collar…
Note to Häagen-Dazs: Profit = Price - Cost
11 March 2009
Häagen-Dazs, owned by ice cream giant Dreyer's, just announced that they're "downsizing" their pints of ice cream. In a truly Orwell…