Danaher's Low Profile Lean Excellence
10 February 2007
The February 19th issue of BusinessWeek has a very nice article on Danaher. Regular readers know that we often cite that company as an example of rea…
Virtual Quality is Hard to Beat
8 February 2007
There's a new market of 3.4 million people just aching to spend money on goods and services. It's growing over 50% a year, is easily accessib…
Wharton Gets It Right On Detroit
7 February 2007
We've taken the top business schools to task in the past for their views on outsourcing and leadership, but I'm happy to report that for once…
The Culture Side of Lean Manufacturing
7 February 2007
We've ranted a lot lately about GM and their robots, and how that circumvents a couple key aspects of lean: continuous improvement (which by defin…
Road Trip to Mequon
5 February 2007
The GM execs that believe robots create quality should take a 390 mile road trip to Mequon, Wisconsin to see what excellence is really about. Unfort…
The New GM: Exploited Robots
5 February 2007
Just a brief followup on how much GM's robot commercial during the Superbowl really touched some nerves. Our post received about twenty comments…
GM's Disrespect for... Robots
3 February 2007
In a few hours many of us, especially those of us with understanding wives, will be sitting down for the annual ritual of the Superbowl. Actually wiv…
What Harley-Davidson Learned From GM
3 February 2007
Harley-Davidson has a rather storied history. Established in 1903, the company grew rapidly during the two world wars. Foreign competition hit the i…