Senior Associate Ladder Climber
10 May 2008
This is really starting to bug me... yet again I've received an email from someone who lists their title as Senior Associate Manager of... Give…
Vigilant People
9 May 2008
A few days ago I received my latest issue of the MIT Sloan Management Review. Generally I don't have too high an opinion of academia-driven leade…
Others Forget About People
8 May 2008
A few days ago we told you again about the importance of people to a lean manufacturing transformation. Now a few examples of how most consultants an…
New at Superfactory - May 2008
7 May 2008
Each month new articles, book reviews, and other content are added to the Superfactory website. The new content is featured in the free monthly e-news…
Lean ERP Survey...
7 May 2008
I know, I know. Most of you already have a pretty good feeling for how I feel about ERP systems and lean manufacturing. But this time I owe someone…
Message to Hillary: We Still Make Stuff
6 May 2008
All three major political candidates have been known to stretch the facts a bit during their campaigns. Hey it's politics... should we be surpris…
Ghost Kanban
4 May 2008
An interview earlier today caught my eye, then churned my stomach. Steven Brostek, director of production operations for Chrysler's Belvidere fac…
Fun With Statistics, Percentile Problems Edition
3 May 2008
In this edition of Fun With Statistics we'll tackle a statistical nuance that has bugged me for a long time: percentiles with populations that cha…