Building a future of waste.
26 January 2009
Containerization is considered one of the most significant breakthroughs in the development of modern logistics and supply chains. The ability to effi…
Get Small. Get Lean.
9 August 2008
An article in last Sunday's NYTimes addressed the value of corporations staying small. In contrast to the early days of the internet when "ge…
The Dreamliner Follies Continue
2 July 2008
Today's NYTimes unknowingly threw into stark relief the consequences of the different paths taken by Boeing and Brazil's Embraer. Boeing, of c…
It's All About Respect for People
12 March 2008
I was at the Lean Enterprise Institute's Transformation Summit in Orlando last week and had my world rocked by Bob Chapman, Chairman and CEO of Ba…
Boeing's Credibility is Being Tested
21 January 2008
Highlighting Boeing's problems with the 787 outsourcing these days feels a bit like commenting on Britney Spears' parenting skills, but yester…
Why a to-do list just doesn't work.
15 January 2008
Jim Womack, founder of the Lean Enterprise Instituteand the man responsible for putting Lean on the map (at least in this country), recently wrote an…
The Lean Approach to Email Management: It's Not About Technology
28 November 2007
(Note: this is a copy of a post I just put up on my own blog. For more goodies on the lean approach to managing email and information, and how to cre…
Not-So-Lean Lego
28 September 2007
Bill and Kevin have blogged in the past about the efforts of new Lego CEO, and former McKinsey partner, Jorgen Vig Knudstorp to remake the company. (R…