There is a remarkable article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal outlining the internal fight that took place in Toyota over the last few decades…

Each month in the Superfactory Newsletter I list some interesting lean-oriented news stories. The newsletter that went out a couple days ago had a wid…

Yesterdays Wall Street Journal had an intriguing article on cancer research and how it could lead to radically new treatment regimens. While the infor…

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…