Lean Motivational Posters - From AME
18 November 2007
Walk into just about any workplace these days and you'll find the same motivational posters, with ubiquitous themes like "synergy," wha…
Global Splints
15 November 2007
Once again we've come across a great example of a company that knows how to be globally competitive from U.S.-based factories, even in a relativel…
A Japanese Study Mission
15 November 2007
By Norman Bodek This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012.…
Chicago Hilton Customer Service
10 November 2007
Several of us stayed at the Chicago Hilton last week while at the AME Annual Conference and I believe we were all impressed with the level of service.…
Ford vs. GM - Who's Really Ahead?
9 November 2007
Up until recently the prevailing wisdom has been that GM's turnaround started earlier and was progressing faster than Ford's. I've questio…
Kaizen, Shingo, and Norman Bodek
9 November 2007
I've been lucky enough to know Norman Bodek for several years. He was the original translator of many of the works of of Shigeo Shingo and Taiichi…
Competing, Not Complaining
7 November 2007
We often harp on domestic manufacturers that would prefer to whine and complain about every conceivably microscopic "competitive barrier" in…
A Productive Strike
6 November 2007
As of a couple days ago the television and film writers are on strike, apparently due to some dispute over DVD and "new media" earnings. As…