We have spent a lot of time chastising companies that flee overseas in search of cheaper labor instead of working to reduce internal process waste. Th…

By Robert "Doc" Hall This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from…

Parker Hannifin has long been one of my favorite real lean companies.  As a lucky shareholder, yesterday I received their annual report.  The very fir…

Once again, on the same day, we have an example of how some companies understand what lean is really about, and some don't. Let's start with G…

We all know that rewards are important. When done correctly, they can compensate for above and beyond work, incent positive behaviors, and even create…

Over the last couple years we've told you several stories of furniture companies that believe they can't be competitive from U.S.-based factor…

As an article pointed out the other day, the World Bank has been in a bind lately. First there was the Wolfowitz scandal, and now there is the fundame…

It could have been a great story. Three years ago Dan Davis bought a 120,000 square-foot plywood plant from Chesapeake Hardwood Products and named it…