Following Farmers Off a Cliff
19 December 2006
Last July we told you about a duel at NAM, where the Hunter/Ryan bill divided the larger "manufacturers" (primarily outsourcers) and the sma…
Myths of Manufacturing Productivity
18 December 2006
The Business and Media Institute is out with it's list of the Top Ten Economic Myths of 2006 report, which includes all sorts of fun subjects like…
Rejuvenating Training Within Industry
17 December 2006
If you've been involved with lean for a while you have probably started to see some discussion on "training within industry" or TWI. TW…
Heading for a Narly Wipeout
16 December 2006
It's ski season again, unless you're in the Alps. Sporting goods stores everywhere are greedily greeting customers with racks full of Rossi…
Sustaining Lean: Multiply Your Successes
15 December 2006
By Don Kivell This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012.…
Now That's a Timeline!
15 December 2006
The History of Excellence page on Superfactory, and particularly the timeline on the page, has generated a lot of interest, comments, and submissions…
Hunting Prehistoric Mastodons
14 December 2006
I've always been curious why, in the face of increasing competitive pressure, some companies embrace lean while others just complain or turn a bli…
Decisions, Decisions
12 December 2006
I continue to be amazed by the number of lean lessons I can learn from relatives, especially those that have never been part of a business environment…