There are some core concepts that we try to drive home day in and day out, directly or indirectly related to lean manufacturing.  Respect for people,…

Unlike many in the manufacturing world we aren't vehemently anti-union.  Yes unions often do create roadblocks to lean manufacturing with contract…

The latest Manufacturing News has an article on the value that Apple's domestic operations receive from sales of the iPod. Not much of Apple'…

A short edition of fun with statistics this time, and I'm sure some will call me insensitive. We've all been monitoring the situation in Minn…

Another day, another story about Chinese quality problems.  This time it was Mattel's Fisher-Price division having to recall over 1.5 million toys…

It appears that Toyota has set up a 3 year technical training school in India to expand automobile manufacturing expertise in that area. According to…

Joel Makower is a frequent writer on green business issues, and a year ago Superfactory even published one of his articles on the lean, green supply c…

Sometimes lean manufacturing really can leave a sweet taste in your mouth! At age 160, the New England Confectionery Company (NECCO) is the oldest mu…