By Norman Bodek This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012.…

"It is an old maxim and a very sound one that he who dances should always pay the fiddler," said Abraham Lincoln, and paying the fiddler is…

I've blathered at length about Rube Goldberg-esque supply chains at Boeing and other similarly outsourcing-entranced companies. So nothing new thi…

The post I wrote the other day referencing the 'Lean Community' sparked an interesting debate and a number of good comments. To paraphrase the…

I've been a little out of touch over the last few weeks dealing with an unnecessarily complex business situation involving multiple customers, sup…

I am not remotely qualified to advise anyone on the complexities of marriage or the workings of the female psyche; I can only observe the universal tr…

In news guaranteed to make Bill Waddell smile, new research from business school professors at Stanford and Wharton (yes, those pointy-headed academic…

The nexus between safety and quality is not always clear, especially to those outside of manufacturing looking in, but there is no question it exists.…