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…
Process Charity
11 September 2007
Yesterday I had the opportunity to take several bags of used clothing to a local charity. Many of us (I hope) do this, as often our discarded clothes…
The Curse of Cheap Metal Shelves
10 September 2007
Among my top five most despised activities is putting together those cheap rickety metal shelves that you can buy at pretty much any hardware store. Y…