Those of us that work for organizations that actually make something have had to deal with the gut-wrenching tests that are a normal part of product d…

A guy by the name of Richard Lambert who works for the Confederation of British Industries - kind of like the Brit version of NAM - gave a very good s…

Two or three years ago I began telling you about JA Apparel which makes the Joseph Abboud clothing line, in particular men's suits. The company wa…

Some guy named Rich Campanola was working hard at the Simmons Mattress plant in Agawam, Massachusetts - trying to wrap his mind and the factory around…

Over the last several weeks many of us have watched episodes of Undercover Boss. The premise is that a CEO has the brilliant insight, with the proddin…

A year or so ago a reader asked if I'd ever heard of lean applied to the legal profession. I had briefly, but did not have any specific resources.…

Evolving Excellence is pleased to host the latest edition of the Management Improvement Carnival. The following are some of the best posts from the le…

Who are you? What organization are you with? What are your current Lean-Oriented activities? My name is Pete Lambie and I work as a consultan…