Today I Left the Dark Side
2 March 2008
Today is a momentus day, a day that has created fundamental change in how I work, a day that finally arrived after years of growing frustration and ag…
A Little Different: Baby Names
2 March 2008
Before I begin, readers (and especially family and friends) should not derive any subtle conclusions from the topic! Believe me, there is nothing to…
Boudreaux, In Action
29 February 2008
Don Boudreaux's Cafe Hayek blog is one of my favorites, and a daily read. His commonsense approach to economics is perhaps a similar style to our…
Lean Blog Will Return
28 February 2008
Many of you also read Mark's Lean Blog and may have noticed that it isn't available today. Apparently his blog host made some changes that me…
Falling Taxes... Except Here
27 February 2008
Over the last couple years we've occasionally chronicled how government financial policies can create flights of knowledge. Fundamentally people…
Success in the U.S. - Metal-Tech
26 February 2008
It's always a pleasure to come across articles on companies that are successful manufacturing from U.S.-based factories. Instead of wasting time…
Rockwood Gets What Whirlpool Forgets
25 February 2008
A little over a year ago we told you how Whirlpool was laying off thousands of people at various U.S. factories just to rehire them back at factories…
Continuous Improvement in the Classroom
24 February 2008
We've occasionally touched on how lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methods can be applied to higher education, and our friend Bob Emi…