Costco vs. the Lean Corner Store
27 April 2008
A while back I somehow ended up with a Costco card, but I have never used it. I don't necessarily have anything against the store, it's just t…
Morro Bay Coffee Learns From Starbucks
26 April 2008
A few weeks ago Starbucks launched MyStarbucksIdea.com, basically an online suggestion box for customers to submit and discuss ideas for improvement.…
What If Your Best Wasn't Needed?
25 April 2008
The new Chrysler has the potential for a bright future. Some great new management and especially the flexibility of not being constrained by the short…
Teaching Penguins to Fly
24 April 2008
Boeing's going through a bit of a rough patch with its 787 Dreamliner program. We've been chronicling the delays due to design and especially…
Wisconsin Outsmarts China... for Now
23 April 2008
Just last weekend we told you how Michigan was doing everything in its power to drive the few remaining manufacturers out of the state. Would the last…
Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide
22 April 2008
Let's start right off with a quote from a recent news story. Jim Issler, president and CEO of H.H. Brown, said the footwear industry is entering…
da Vinci - The First Lean Thinker?
21 April 2008
I've been reading a fascinating book titled How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day. I originally picked it up to lea…
Turn Michigan into a Park?
20 April 2008
I'm currently in northern Michigan on business. I still remember the first time I visited the area over ten years ago with my then fiancee and was…