by BILL WADDELL I am inundated with unsolicited manuscripts from business writers who hope that I will use my platform to push their particular book.…

By Kevin Meyer Take a step back in time, just a few months before the bailout and cash for clunkers distorted the market by stimulating the demand fo…

by BILL WADDELL A week ago I wrote a post concerning metrics that generated quite a stir - as anything regarding metrics always does.  My web site to…

By Kevin Meyer A couple months ago I told you how GE’s Jeff Immelt was singing a new tune on the glories of outsourcing. A rather radical new tune, w…

One of our favorite companies, American Apparel, is at it again.  A hat tip to Peter for apparently browsing their online catalog to find this new pro…

By Kevin Meyer A couple years ago I made a valiant attempt to draw some vague link between haircuts and lean.  Basically the time it takes to go thro…

By Kevin Meyer We’ve been following the story of Whirlpool’s Evansville refrigerator factory for several years. Back in August of 2006 we told you ab…

by BILL WADDELL I know that the following data comes as no surprise to the lean manufacturing community.  I apologize for telling you what you most c…