I know that the following data comes as no surprise to the lean manufacturing community. I apologize for telling you what you most certainly have alre…

Everyone seems hell bent on cost reduction, most often without regard for the kind of costs they are trying to reduce. For that matter, they are too o…

You would think that one of the lessons from the destruction of Ford, GM, and Chrysler (ok, GM and Chrysler) would be that you can't beat up your…

After more than a few years in and out of manufacturers on the lean journey - and especially after launching my 1Day Assessment tool - I have learned…

It's starting to be a trend... a good one for a change. Companies rethinking their outsourcing strategy after realizing how traditional accounting…

Yes I know I’ve been a bit absent lately. Sorry about that. Somehow the real job… jobs... passions… keeps getting in the way of penning some rants. It…

I have written before of Professor Tom Johnson up at Portland State - the author of Relevance Lost, the book that opened everyone's eyes to the pr…

The new owners of Chrysler have had a busy week. Many folks may not know that they have cobbled together a couple of great old brands in the farm and…