Fun With Statistics, Mullet Edition
20 September 2007
This was too funny to pass up, and basically made my day after coming across it during some mindless lunch time surfing. If you're a fan of mullet…
Perspectives on the Auto Industry
19 September 2007
Yesterday Knowledge@Wharton published an audio interview with Wharton professor John Paul MacDuffie, co-director of the International Vehicle Developm…
Lean Couture
19 September 2007
We've mentioned how some apparel manufacturers are leveraging lean to stay globally competitive from U.S.-based factories. Allen-Edmonds shoes, Ne…
Ups and Downs of Manufacturing Employment
17 September 2007
A variety of sources got me to thinking about manufacturing jobs again today. First, Steven commented on a post from a couple months ago that took a c…
Loving the Home Stretch
17 September 2007
We've all been there... those last few weeks or months before a new product launches. Orders have been taken, excitement is building, the expectat…
Fun With Statistics, CEO Life Edition
15 September 2007
This week's Fun With Statistics comes to us via Tyler Cowen at the Marginal Revolution blog, and deals with the impact of life events on CEO perfo…
Lean Manufacturing - Are You Ready?
15 September 2007
By James Cavalluzzi This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 20…
SAP & Whirlpool... Aha!
13 September 2007
Late last year we told you about Whirlpool... laying off over a thousand workers in the U.S. just to rehire a similar number at other plants. Traditio…