We often say that organizations don't understand the true value of their employees and treat them as a simple pair of hands... instead of a source…

Regular reader know that I like Tim Ferris' book, The Four Hour Workweek. The productivity aspects of lean dovetail perfectly with the concepts h…

Guest author today is Cash Powell, Jr. of the University of Dayton's Center for Competitive Change. ----- When Orrie Fiume, then Executive Vice P…

By John M. Rubio and George Koenigsaecker This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that e…

Over the past week or two I've written a couple of postson the bailout (ok, "loan") that the Detroit Three automakers are asking from Co…

I enjoy traveling, although the past week in Switzerland and France has been rather grueling.  One of the aspects I like most is seeing how cultures a…

Regular readers know that I often conjure up some lean thoughts, albeit sometimes nebulous, from my travels. Take Italy, Argentina, and Chile for exam…

Time has value.  Those of us in the manufacturing world are distinctly aware of this as we deal daily with production schedules, output, and cycle tim…