Boeing's About Face Runs Smack Into Traditional Accounting
8 July 2009
Just the other day I told you how Boeing has apparently learned a lesson and is making an about-face on its outsourcing strategy by buying the assembl…
Boeing Continues to Re-Learn the Outsourcing Lesson
6 July 2009
Boeing is in the news again, unfortunately announcing more delays with the 787 Dreamliner. We've talked for years about how the company's outs…
So You Want to Buy an American Car?
5 July 2009
Thanks to Pete over at Shmula for shooting me this tidbit. If you take a look at all cars sold in the U.S. and ranked them by domestic content... part…
5 Questions - Meet John Kim
5 July 2009
In this edition of 5 Questions we meet John Kim. I've known John for nearly a decade in a variety of roles and consider him one of the most…
A Check on My Undesired Investment
4 July 2009
A few months ago I, along with about 200 million others, was forced to invest in a failed company. Some people still think that failure cannot be allo…
The Gift of Complaints
1 July 2009
Most people fear receiving complaints about their product or service. But as Amy at Another Wine Blog suggests, a complaint can be an opportunity.…
Daydreaming Lean
29 June 2009
Understanding lean manufacturing is often a difficult undertaking due to how counterintuitive it can be. How can a process yield more with less? Move…
An Outsourcing King Has Second Thoughts
28 June 2009
Could it really be?? The king of outsourcing changing his stripes? Mr. Immelt (CEO, General Electric) said GE had "outsourced too much,"…