I ranted a bit yesterday on the state of the economy, pointing out that the credit disaster had been building for the "last few decades". Fo…

Häagen-Dazs, owned by ice cream giant Dreyer's, just announced that they're "downsizing" their pints of ice cream. In a truly Orwell…

It is interesting to read all of the so-called experts predict when and how the economy will recover. The Obama folks are, on the one hand, saying &qu…

What a wild ride it's been at Lego. First in mid-2006 Bill told us about their initial decisions to outsource manufacturing. The only trick the…

In this weeks edition of 5 Questions we meet Karen Wilhelm of the Lean Reflections blog. -------- 1. Who are you, what organization are you with, an…

That nugget of wisdom is but one of many you can mine from Warren Buffett's letter to his Berkshire Hathaway shareholders released a few days ago.…

No Kidding? There has been more than "substantial doubt" since October 7, 1986 when the first Toyota was manufactured in the United States.…

Yes, there must have been a conference I missed, because out of the blue I've been deluged with official letters from customers, large and small,…