Peanut Butter and Lean at Yahoo
18 November 2006
Yahoo has always been one of the stars of the internet world, and one of the few that survived the "great reconciliation of 2001" when illus…
A Presumption of Imperfection
17 November 2006
Charles Fishman has an article in the upcoming December/January issue of Fast Company, this one titled No Satisfaction. In it he dives into Toyota'…
The Continuing Saga of Welfare Waste
16 November 2006
Just a quick heads up. Our friend Karen Wilhelm at Lean Reflections is continuing to tell us about her first-hand experience with welfare waste as she…
The Tragedy of Waste
15 November 2006
By Bob Emiliani This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012.…
Answering Their Own Question
15 November 2006
Page 48 of the November 27th edition of Forbes has two short articles that have a definite relationship. I doubt the editor realized it at the time.…
A Historical Perspective on Waste
13 November 2006
Our friend Bob Emiliani won a Shingo Prize for his book Better Thinking, Better Results, and he has contributed many thought-provoking articles to Sup…
More Welfare Waste - And A Lesson For Manufacturers
13 November 2006
The post on Welfare Waste a few days ago apparently touched a nerve with many readers. I've received well over a dozen emails in response, almost…
Oprah, Dr. Phil, and Karma
12 November 2006
If you're a regular reader looking for more insight on manufacturing excellence, leave now. If your search engine took you here and you're wo…