Preserving Talent
23 February 2009
Layoffs are rampant these days, but even so the negative consequences of this recession are taking shape differently than in the past. So far. Ther…
5 Questions - Meet Bob Emiliani
22 February 2009
Several readers have asked for more information on some of the lean manufacturing and business transformation thought leaders that we occasionally ref…
Mr. Bloom to the Rescue?
17 February 2009
Yesterday at 5pm GM and Chrysler submitted their turnaround plans required as a result of accepting a partial bailout (oh, sorry, "loans") f…
Inventory Hoarding vs. Just In Time
16 February 2009
It's always a pleasure to see an article make it's own point... especially when it is contradictory to the premise of the article itself. Take…
Advertising Gone Nuts
15 February 2009
So there I was, minding my own business while fueling up the car, when I happened to notice the tattoo on the leg of the guy across from me. He was ga…
Frank G. Woollard: Forgotten Pioneer of Flow Production
15 February 2009
By Bob Emiliani This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012.…
Outsourcing & Supply Chains: The Oprah Factor
12 February 2009
Oprah Winfrey has appeared in this blog two times in the past, once in relation to my mother in-law and a second time when announcing Craig Woll joini…
A Tale of Two Chipmakers
11 February 2009
Intel and AMD have been battling it out in the chip business for many years. The primary front has generally been technology, exclusivity agreements w…