Once again we've come across a great example of a company that knows how to be globally competitive from U.S.-based factories, even in a relativel…

By Norman Bodek This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012.…

Several of us stayed at the Chicago Hilton last week while at the AME Annual Conference and I believe we were all impressed with the level of service.…

Up until recently the prevailing wisdom has been that GM's turnaround started earlier and was progressing faster than Ford's. I've questio…

I've been lucky enough to know Norman Bodek for several years. He was the original translator of many of the works of of Shigeo Shingo and Taiichi…

We often harp on domestic manufacturers that would prefer to whine and complain about every conceivably microscopic "competitive barrier" in…

As of a couple days ago the television and film writers are on strike, apparently due to some dispute over DVD and "new media" earnings. As…

Carl Wright has an article in last month's Reliable Plant magazine ostensibly titled The Correct Approach to Implementing Lean. Unfortunately that…