But Where Are the Fasteners?
16 October 2007
Imagine there was a major, global company. A company that used to make virtually all of their subassemblies within twenty miles of the final assembly…
Outsourcing - To Reduce Taxes
15 October 2007
We have spent a lot of time chastising companies that flee overseas in search of cheaper labor instead of working to reduce internal process waste. Th…
Plug Power - A Work Culture to Accelerate Innovation
15 October 2007
By Robert "Doc" Hall This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from…
Why Parker Gets It
14 October 2007
Parker Hannifin has long been one of my favorite real lean companies. As a lucky shareholder, yesterday I received their annual report. The very fir…
Some Get It, Some Don't
13 October 2007
Once again, on the same day, we have an example of how some companies understand what lean is really about, and some don't. Let's start with G…
Nobel What Prize?
13 October 2007
We all know that rewards are important. When done correctly, they can compensate for above and beyond work, incent positive behaviors, and even create…
Quick Turn Value
11 October 2007
Over the last couple years we've told you several stories of furniture companies that believe they can't be competitive from U.S.-based factor…
Poverty-Fighting Middlemen
10 October 2007
As an article pointed out the other day, the World Bank has been in a bind lately. First there was the Wolfowitz scandal, and now there is the fundame…