Checking in on Joseph Abboud

17 September 2009

By Kevin Meyer It's been a while since we updated you on Joseph Abboud, the suit manufacturing that is leveraging lean manufacturing to keep its…

The Poppendiecks on Lean

16 September 2009

By Kevin Meyer Mary and Tom Poppendieck have speaking on the application of lean manufacturing methods to software and IT development for many years.…

Slowdown, Honda Style

9 September 2009

By Kevin Meyer Take a step back in time, just a few months before the bailout and cash for clunkers distorted the market by stimulating the demand fo…

Trickling Back

7 September 2009

By Kevin Meyer A couple months ago I told you how GE’s Jeff Immelt was singing a new tune on the glories of outsourcing. A rather radical new tune, w…