Poka Yoke the Dollar Bill
6 June 2008
Last month the Supreme Court ruled U.S. paper money discriminates against the blind. I don't disagree. Close your eyes, reach into your wallet an…
Productivity is Not Quality
6 June 2008
Today brought us the news that the Detroit 3 automakers (Chrysler, Ford, GM) have almost eliminated the labor productivity gap with foreign automakers…
Group Soak
2 June 2008
Cultural differences can be a beautiful thing. Or maybe not... it depends on your perspective. I was chatting with one of my customers today who men…
Productivity: Eliminate Before You Optimize
29 May 2008
I've long been a fan of Tim Ferriss and his best-selling book The Four Hour Work Week. The book describes several methods to minimize and optimize…
Flying Composites
28 May 2008
It looks like Boeing's penchant for supply chain convolutions is spreading down through their tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers. Hitco Carbon Composite…
Is Invincible Invincible?
27 May 2008
Perhaps it's all in the name, but you have to love a company with the cohones to call themselves Invincible. Invincible Metal Solutions in this ca…
Dell Cookie Dough
26 May 2008
A recent article in the Lake Forester, a small newspaper based north of Chicago, was surprisingly accurate with regards to certain core aspects of lea…
Different Approaches to a Truck Slowdown
24 May 2008
Truck sales are plummeting thanks to rising gas costs. What are the major automakers doing about it? First, let's recall our post last month on Ni…