by BILL WADDELL In 1864 some Union soldiers with mining experience dug a long tunnel and placed a huge cache of dynamite under the Confederate lines…

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

by BILL WADDELL It can be very tempting to look upon the GM debacle with detachment - as some grand, distant auto/political thing that may be interes…

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…

This week we visit Chokolit, yes, a chocolate factory.…

by BILL WADDELL Several years ago I was part of a turnaround team at Cincinnati Microwave - the people that invented radar detectors.  I worked with…

A couple days ago I received the annual report from one of my favorite lean-oriented companies, Danaher.  Like most companies they are grappling with…