Confronting Prevailing Wisdom
12 May 2007
Today I had the privilege of participating in the Manufacturing Business Conference, which is an annual event put on by Northwestern’s Kellogg School…
12 May 2007
Today I had the privilege of participating in the Manufacturing Business Conference, which is an annual event put on by Northwestern’s Kellogg School…
10 May 2007
A couple days ago there was an interesting post on Clark Ching's blog, which focuses on theory of constraints topics. He was quoting another guy,…
8 May 2007
Two months ago we told you about Columbia Aircraft, which announced it was laying off employees in order to implement lean manufacturing methods. Of c…
7 May 2007
It's rather rare that I write about books I've read or recommend, but this is an appropriate occasion. Gemba Press is now shipping Workplace…
6 May 2007
A hat tip to our friend Jon Miller at Gemba Panta Rei, who pointed us to a few articles on how Wisconsin is pushing lean... both lean government and s…
6 May 2007
Ever since my original post on Flights of Knowledge I have been receiving emails from people who wish to remain anonymous regarding other examples, as…
3 May 2007
Intriguing front page article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday titled As Its Population Declines, Youngstown Thinks Small describing a city planni…
2 May 2007
It's been a serious week... outsourcing, layoffs, and even a comparison of accounting standards. I don't know about you, but I need a break. S…