Is "fair" economically rational?  Yes, I know that's something of a bizarre question, but having just spent a couple weeks embedded in s…

Lean-oriented people are aware of the power of visual controls and systems.  Charts, metrics, andon lights, and even the simple act of going to the ge…

The stock market continued a slow slide in March, and the Superfactory 20 group of lean manufacturing company stocks followed suit.  But the SF20 grou…

When we talk about outsourcing problems we're generally referring to U.S. companies having problems with product outsourced to China.  When we tal…

It's been eighteen months since we predicted that companies chasing low labor costs to China would eventually have to strap on the sneakers and gl…

Sometimes my fellow bloggers have just a little too much time on their hands.  A hat tip to Tyler Cowen over at Marginal Revolution for this mind-bend…

11:48am - My email software, configured to check email every 5 minutes, receives the following: United Airlines - As one of our best customers, your…

The jobs are leaving!  The jobs are leaving!  Sounds like something Paul Revere might once have uttered, or more likely he was too smart.  But that…