Factory Tour of the Week: Kazuma Surfboards
11 June 2010
This week we visit the Kazuma Surfboards factory. A bit more fun, a bit more manual. Surf's up! Visit Superfactory for more virtual factory tou…
The Bane of Complexity Part 1: The Allure of Complex Solutions
9 June 2010
By Kevin Meyer I've been a little out of touch over the last few weeks dealing with an unnecessarily complex business situation involving multipl…
Factory Tour of the Week: Dell Computer
4 June 2010
This week we visit a Dell computer factory. Different emphasis this time: can you count the number of non-lean activities? Visit Superfactory for mor…
Rejuvenating... to Lead Without a Title
30 May 2010
By Kevin Meyer Regular readers know I have a strange habit of flying off to Hawaii on just a couple hours notice when I feel the need to clear the mi…
Factory Tour of the Week: Allen Edmonds Shoes
28 May 2010
This week we visit Allen Edmonds, a shoe company that resisted the urge to chase cheap labor overseas and instead invested in lean manufacturing. Whi…
Human Ideas, Aliens, and the Power of Sex
23 May 2010
By Kevin Meyer There was a very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal a couple days ago chronicling human development and especially the rap…
Factory Tour of the Week: The Ford Model T
21 May 2010
Great factory tour of the old Ford Model T lines. Near the end are some scenes of rather amazing off road driving by that vehicle. For over 300 virt…
NUMMI is Revived - is Toyota?
21 May 2010
By Kevin Meyer 25 years ago Toyota and GM entered into a joint venture to produce small cars together. For GM it was an opportunity to learn about T…