Hiding the Waste of Inventory
10 January 2007
Yesterday an article appeared on Industry Week titled Manufacturers Are Finding Hefty Benefits From Lean Warehousing. Modern Materials Handling and ot…
A Crisis in Global Logistics
9 January 2007
I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record with my rants on the downsides of outsourcing, but I couldn't resist letting you know about…
Belugas and Guppies
9 January 2007
Earlier today we told you about the Dreamlifter Large Cargo Freighter, which Boeing uses to move aircraft components around the world. Basically it is…
Rube Goldberg Takes On Supply Chains
8 January 2007
About four months ago Bill told you about this beastly contraption created by Boeing. A heavily modified 747, it actually has three times the cargo ca…
The Plural of Anecdote is Not Gemba
7 January 2007
One of my favorite blogs is Cafe Hayek, hosted by Don Boudreaux, the chairman of the Department of Economics at George Mason University. From the blog…
Burying the Screw in the Fine Print
7 January 2007
Bob Sutton has been having a bit of a customer service nightmare with HP. You may have heard of Bob... HP now knows him pretty well and should have kn…
Trials and Tribulations: Auto Show 2007
6 January 2007
We'll be hearing a lot about the annual Auto Show over the next couple weeks, and I'm sure the lean bloggers will have a lot to say. The rules…
Home Depot's Eighth Waste
4 January 2007
Dan Markovitz is our guest blogger again today. Dan has been a regular contributor of articles to the Superfactory website and to the Evolving Excelle…