China Begins to Outsource
29 January 2008
Although the tidal wave of lemmings outsourcing manufacturing to China has begun to slow in the face of a weak dollar and Chinese quality problems, th…
Respecting Kids Through Visual Management
28 January 2008
Peter Abilla over at the Shmula blog recently described how he uses visual management techniques to help his five kids become productive members of th…
Excessive or Progressive CEO Pay?
27 January 2008
We've read a lot over the past few years about supposedly excessive CEO pay. Tens and even hundreds of millions of dollars paid to executives that…
Why Did THAT Happen?
27 January 2008
Regular readers know that I often liken regulation to a balloon... you constrain it in one place and it will pop out in some other, usually unexpected…
Asking Why in IT
25 January 2008
Thanks to reader Alex for sending me a detailed article on how one IT system administrator used the five whys to solve a network connectivity problem.…
No Titles Except "Plant" Manager
24 January 2008
I arrived in Sarasota a couple days early for the quarterly AME board meeting so I could attend an AME Champions Club meeting. The Club is a unique gr…
Boeing Should Learn from Vought
23 January 2008
A hat tip to Mark over at the Lean Blog for sending me a couple articles on one of my favorite subjects, Boeing. But instead of bashing Boeing again,…
4 Months To Fix 218,000 Factories
22 January 2008
Quality and turnaround experts should be quivering in fear. Apparently there's a new bunch of gurus who can create miracles of quality improvemen…