Continuing our "5 Questions" series, here's a response from Bill Waddell.  Many of you remember his insightful posts at Evolving Excelle…

This week we visit Dinan Engineering.…

Yes it happened again.  Just like last March and the prior July, it was time for a break.  Fast.  You see, I'm one of those types that will run ha…

One of my real jobs is running a medical device component manufacturer with a few hundred employees.  A fun job in a thankfully still-growing industry…

The first statement in yesterday's Wall Street Journal article summarized it well: Toyota Motor Corp.'s incoming president, Akio Toyoda, has…

Layoffs are rampant these days, but even so the negative consequences of this recession are taking shape differently than in the past.  So far. There…

Several readers have asked for more information on some of the lean manufacturing and business transformation thought leaders that we occasionally ref…

This week we visit a kite factory in Vietnam. Not just any kite!…