NASCAR - A Model for Lean?
16 June 2005
A post on the Lean Manufacturing Blog (excellent reading, by the way!) reminded us again of the lessons that NASCAR can give the lean world. Watch th…
Improving Leadership in Lean Business
15 June 2005
By Bob Emiliani This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012.…
Keystone Manufacturing Initiative - Pro Manufacturing Legislation
10 June 2005
We rarely wade into the shark-infested waters of the political side of manufacturing, however a recent post on the blog of the National Association of…
Oh No, It's the End of the Quarter!
6 June 2005
It's June 6th. 24 days until the end of the quarter. Everyone in most public companies (and many private as well) know what that means... time to…
Mobile Battlefield Factories - Quick Turn Mass Customization
19 May 2005
A few weeks ago we told you about Fab, the book from Neil Gershenfeld that describes the upcoming "personal fabrication revolution." A few d…
Will Dell, GE and Wal-Mart Replace Toyota as the Standard of Efficiency and Excellence?
16 May 2005
I was going through my stack of junk mail and came across a flyer advertising a seminar by a well-known lean manufacturing consultant. In the flyer he…
Hirano's Eight Conditions for Flow Production
15 May 2005
By Norman Bodek This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012.…
Remember the Fundamentals of Business Management
14 May 2005
One of our previous posts, The Coming Manufacturing Revolution, has created a very spirited discussion among several of my colleagues. As the pos…