Dressing Lean: Louis Vuitton Edition
20 February 2007
Over the last couple years we've told you about some clothing manufacturers that are embracing lean manufacturing methods. American Apparel is abl…
Competing on the Basis of Speed
19 February 2007
A hat tip to Curious Cat for finding a one hour video presentation titled Competing on the Basis of Speed that was given to a group of software develo…
The Politics of Manufacturing
18 February 2007
Who is the true customer of a manufacturing company? The end user? Or is it the employees? The shareholders? Or the country the company has operations…
News From Across the Pond
17 February 2007
We recently heard some news from our friends across the pond. Some good, some bad, and it's the usual story. Do you try to cut costs by whacking h…
Time for a Break
16 February 2007
As you read this I'm probably sitting on a beach a couple thousand miles southeast of my California home. The most work my fingers will do over t…
Flights of Knowledge
15 February 2007
How much is knowledge worth? Specifically, in hard currency. That's a tough question, and when it is next to impossible to assign a value the valu…
The Culture Thing
15 February 2007
By Robert "Doc" Hall This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from…
Too Much Selfish Thinking
15 February 2007
By Bob Emiliani This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012.…