Presidential Candidates and Manufacturing Issues
28 November 2007
I'm probably asking for it, but the political junkie and the manufacturing geek in me had a meeting while I was sleeping last night... which will…
Offshore Manufacturing Execution Squads
27 November 2007
Over the last couple days I've come across some examples of offshore manufacturing problems that really make me wonder if it's worth it. To b…
The Best Lean Companies for 2008
25 November 2007
Earlier this year Mark over at the Lean Blog did a poll of the "Best Lean Companies." After over 800 votes the results were pretty much as…
Fun With Statistics, Compensation Edition
25 November 2007
Many of us have long been struggling with helping employees understand the confluence of benefits and compensation. Straight wages are the most obvio…
Toyota and the Power of People
24 November 2007
The past week has seen a flurry of articles on the problems Toyota has been facing as it surpasses GM for the number one spot... in sales. As a side…
New at Superfactory - November 2007
23 November 2007
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…
Lean is Not a Metric
21 November 2007
Earlier this week our friend Mark Graban over at the Lean Blog penned what I consider to be a very important post on "measuring leanness."…
Update on the Battle
21 November 2007
Although it's relatively unrelated to any important message, we've enjoyed watching the battle between SAP and Oracle, aka the false gods of t…