Still thinking about China?
13 March 2011
By Kevin Meyer Although the wave of companies running to China in the mistaken belief that direct labor is their largest cost has slowed, there are s…
The Sheriff Goes to the Gemba
6 March 2011
By Kevin Meyer A story in this morning's paper on our new San Luis Obispo sheriff, Ian Parkinson, begins with the following story: On a recent S…
Gemba Academy Turns Two!
28 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer In March of 2009 I, along with Jon Miller and Ron Pereira, launched Gemba Academy. We had no idea what to expect when the site first…
More Problems is a Good Thing
27 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer We all know how easy it is to jump to the quick and easy conclusion that people are the cause of problems. We see it every day in eve…
Lessons from the History and Hypocrisy of Politics
27 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer This post is going to tick off a bunch of folks from both ends of the political spectrum, but there's a limit to how much centrist…
Yes, There is Manufacturing in San Francisco
23 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer And I don't mean San Francisco, Mexico. This is "high cost" San Francisco in nutty "high cost" California in…
The Outsourcing Lesson of Boeing - Part 2
20 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer Yesterday I gave you the first lesson of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner outsourcing adventure - the savings from outsourcing design and s…
The Outsourcing Lesson of Boeing - Part 1
20 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer For years we've kept you updated on Boeing's outsourcing adventures and how that game has created major problems for the 787 D…