I'm probably asking for it, but the political junkie and the manufacturing geek in me had a meeting while I was sleeping last night... which will…

(Note: this is a copy of a post I just put up on my own blog.  For more goodies on the lean approach to managing email and information, and how to cre…

Over the last couple days I've come across some examples of offshore manufacturing problems that really make me wonder if it's worth it.  To b…

Earlier this year Mark over at the Lean Blog did a poll of the "Best Lean Companies."  After over 800 votes the results were pretty much as…

Many of us have long been struggling with helping employees understand the confluence of benefits and compensation.  Straight wages are the most obvio…

The past week has seen a flurry of articles on the problems Toyota has been facing as it surpasses GM for the number one spot... in sales.  As a side…

Each month new articles, book reviews, and other content are added to the Superfactory website. The new content is featured in the free monthly e-news…

Earlier this week our friend Mark Graban over at the Lean Blog penned what I consider to be a very important post on "measuring leanness."…