Sigh. Bob Nardelli "feels good." Those of you with elephantine memories will remember that I'm no fan of Bob Nardelli. The erstwhile CE…

For several years I have been concerned with the question of why the big publicly traded companies find it so difficult - often impossible - to embrac…

In this edition of 5 Questions we meet Lee Fried. ---------- 1. Who are you, what organization are you with, and what are your current lean-oriented…

In 1864 some Union soldiers with mining experience dug a long tunnel and placed a huge cache of dynamite under the Confederate lines in front of Peter…

Standard work, a core component of lean, creates consistency of process and outcome. Developing standard work based on data and analysis is critical,…

It can be very tempting to look upon the GM debacle with detachment - as some grand, distant auto/political thing that may be interesting, but has no…

In this week's edition of 5 Questions we meet Mike Wroblewski. ------- 1. Who are you, what organization are you with, and what are your current…

If ever there was a demonstration of the absurdity of government playing in business, the drama unfolding with Ford and the government-funded automake…