Fun With Statistics, Overhead Edition
19 June 2008
In this edition of Fun With Statistics we tackle the quandary of published overhead or administrative costs. We commonly use administrative overhead…
Snoop Dog, Six Sigma Black Belt
18 June 2008
Peter Abilla over at shmula has what will probably be THE six sigma blog post of the year. First I had to get over the fact that he's soon to be…
Spelling Impacts Perception of Quality
17 June 2008
As of July 1st those of us in California will no longer be able to use cell phones without a hands free device, so I joined the throngs throwing money…
Toyota Puts People First
16 June 2008
We've said it many times, "respect for people" is the most critical of the two major pillars of lean manufacturing. Forgetting this is…
Poverty-Fighting Free Market Peruvians
15 June 2008
Regular readers know I have a fascination with how lean manufacturing concepts, as well as the free market, can impact the basic human condition. A f…
Push vs. Pull Garbage Collection
14 June 2008
Leave it to Taiwan to do things a bit differently. Instead of putting out the garbage for eventual collection by roving garbage trucks, in Taiwan the…
Dilbert in Real Life
13 June 2008
After ranting and raving a bit this past week, we'll have some fun this weekend. The following real Dilbert-esque quotes are going around the int…
Welcome Home and Good Luck
13 June 2008
Who would have thunk it. For years we've been deriding the simple-minded companies that chase low labor costs around the globe under the mistaken…