If Only Boeing Still Had Employees
25 March 2008
Hindsight can be 20:20, even if you don't know it. Earlier this month a group of Boeing "officials" visited a Lexus dealership in Richm…
Don't Forget Rule #1
24 March 2008
There are a small number of cardinal rules for an effective lean transformation. One of them is "lean initiatives will not result in laying off…
Last Year a Day, This Year 30 Minutes
23 March 2008
Regular readers may recall that last July a combination of several factors drove me to take a last minute vacation to Maui. Actually not quite last m…
New at Superfactory - March 2008
18 March 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…
Mass Customization in Pharma
15 March 2008
The latest Knowledge@Wharton has an interview with Sidney Taurel, outgoing CEO of Eli Lilly. In it he describes some rather dramatic and fundamental…
I'm Giving Away an iPod Touch!
15 March 2008
I recently won a brand new iPod Touch, but since I already use an iPhone I have no use for it. So guess what... I'm giving it away! Just subscri…
Joseph Weizenbaum: Fighting the False Gods
15 March 2008
It was with unexpected sadness that I read this morning about the passing of Mr. Joseph Weizenbaum. As author of a computer program called Eliza that…
So Who's More Patriotic?
11 March 2008
Politicians are working themselves into a frenzy attacking the recent Air Force decision to award a lucrative refueling tanker contract to Northrup Gr…