10 Years Ago Today - on September 10th
10 September 2011
By Kevin Meyer Today, 9/10, is a very memorable day to me. Ten years ago today I had to lay off over 150 brilliant people, including myself. You se…
A Few Thoughts on China, Consistency, and Standardization
7 September 2011
By Kevin Meyer I just returned from my annual trip to visit some customers and attend a trade show in Shanghai, China. Always an interesting experie…
Boeing's Lesson in One Piece Flow
5 September 2011
By Kevin Meyer One piece flow is a core concept of lean and thanks to its counterintuitive nature also one of the more difficult ones to embrace. We…
A Little Promo
1 September 2011
It's that time of the year again when you have the unique opportunity to see your humble Evolving Excellence bloveators live and in person. Yes,…
Counterintuitive Value of Mergers
30 August 2011
By Kevin Meyer Conventional thinking has it that when two similar organizations merge the sum is more efficient than the parts. That's the thoug…
Non-Manufacturing in America - Kindle, iPhone, and Software
21 August 2011
By Kevin Meyer This past week has seen a trio of articles explicitly lay out the crisis, misperception, and opportunity of manufacturing in America.…
The Old GM is the New GM is the Old GM
20 August 2011
By Kevin Meyer Forget for a moment all the financial convolutions the GM bailout foisted upon the taxpayers, and the accounting machinations they'…
The Value of Profiting from Poverty
14 August 2011
By Kevin Meyer I know that title alone is going to get a bunch of folks tied up in their undies but a story on CNN over the weekend made me think a b…