Wiremold has been one of the classic stories of lean success.  Some of the greatest lean practitioners, such as Art Byrne and Orry Fiume, came out of…

I've followed JDS Uniphase for many years, ever since their downturn during the 2001 telecom meltdown demolished a previous employer.  Last week t…

This week we visit Hur Chemical's deodorizer factory in Texas.…

The other day on CNN I came across the "Truth-o-Meter" which is actually part of the St. Petersburg Times.  There are sub-sections for a &qu…

I read articles and listen to commentary about the bailout of the US financial industry and wonder, “Does giving people money solve their problems?” I…

Japan has some major workforce issues.  One is the tendency to work very long days, even to the point of karoshi... death by overwork.  The other is t…

Nearly a year ago we told you about an interesting new hire and strategy at Motorola. So what do you do if you're a technology company whose prod…

A core aspect of lean is execution, fast execution.  Ohno and Shingo often pushed their folks to just try new ideas and refine later instead of endles…