Peter Abilla over at shmula has what will probably be THE six sigma blog post of the year.  First I had to get over the fact that he's soon to be…

As of July 1st those of us in California will no longer be able to use cell phones without a hands free device, so I joined the throngs throwing money…

We've said it many times, "respect for people" is the most critical of the two major pillars of lean manufacturing.  Forgetting this is…

Regular readers know I have a fascination with how lean manufacturing concepts, as well as the free market, can impact the basic human condition.  A f…

Leave it to Taiwan to do things a bit differently.  Instead of putting out the garbage for eventual collection by roving garbage trucks, in Taiwan the…

After ranting and raving a bit this past week, we'll have some fun this weekend.  The following real Dilbert-esque quotes are going around the int…

Who would have thunk it.  For years we've been deriding the simple-minded companies that chase low labor costs around the globe under the mistaken…

There was a great opinion piece by Brian Wesbury in the WSJ yesterday that discussed how change, and especially the impact of change, is accelerating.…