Happy Employees Create Value
18 December 2007
We often talk about the value of employees, and especially how many companies do not recognize that people are more than a set of hands assembling pro…
Skiing to China
16 December 2007
Exactly a year ago we told you how two small ski and sled companies had decided to outsource manufacturing to China. For their low volumes it just did…
Uh... That IS an Outsourcing Problem!
15 December 2007
Last week we commented in considerable detail on the supply chain woes at Boeing. Mike Bair, former 787 Dreamliner boss, had some rather damning comme…
Lean Accounting - Beyond the Back Office
15 December 2007
By Brian Maskell This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012.…
Effective Usage or Effective Results?
12 December 2007
Over the past couple decades there has been increasing scrutiny on the fundraising and especially fund usage of charitable organizations. The past fe…
Outsourcing... to America
12 December 2007
Isn't it amazing how every issue, every situation, can have two distinct sides? Which is why I often liken regulatory controls to pushing on a bal…
Flat Agility
11 December 2007
How many layers of management does your organization have? Novartis CEO Daniel Vasella announced today that he plans a general rule of a maximum of s…
Boeing's Outsourcing Hell
9 December 2007
A year ago we began to question the rationale of the supply chain convolution Boeing was creating for the 787 Dreamliner, and we've chronicled the…