Obvious and Underutilized
16 February 2010
By Kevin Meyer Imagine my surprise when an article at the Harvard Business Review of all rags discussed poka yoke. Imagine my further surprise when…
How Did Cows and Dirt Get So Sexy?
16 February 2010
by BILL WADDELL So I'm reading this story over on CNN about a new corporate structure called an L3C that basically allows charities and foundatio…
Applying Product Design Methods to Government Policy Design
13 February 2010
By Kevin Meyer The opinion and letters section of the Wall Street Journal is always one of my favorite reads as it makes you realize, again, just how…
Andons and Problems at NUMMI
11 February 2010
By Kevin Meyer Interesting article by John Shook in the latest MIT Sloan Review on the culture at NUMMI. The GM-Toyota joint venture let Toyota expe…
Apria - Your Nose is Growing
10 February 2010
by BILL WADDELL The Apria Healthcare company ... Laid off 105 people California in June, along with 30 more in Illinois and Maryland due to "Me…
Learn from the Right Mistakes
9 February 2010
by BILL WADDELL Akio Toyoda wrote an OpEd piece in the Washington Post offering up his mea culpas and outlining his plan for resolving Toyota's q…
Toyota's Shop Floor Still Remembers
8 February 2010
By Kevin Meyer While Toyota executives are scurrying around having lost their way, the employees at their factories are doing what Toyota does best:…
Score Another One For the Good Guys
7 February 2010
by BILL WADDELL Someone said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results. Try telling that to the…