by BILL WADDELL A fact that the lean community has known for a long time is beginning to dawn on the rest of the world ... that there are two kinds o…

I began re-reading today the classic book Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production by Taiichi Ohno. As I was perusing Ohno’s Preface I…

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

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

by BILL WADDELL 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 on…

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, a…

This week we visit the Fenton art glass factory.…