Many companies pursue a cost reduction strategy based on chasing lower labor costs all over the globe.  As we've pointed out several times, this o…

I have written hundreds of blog posts on just about every angle of lean manufacturing, and my normal routine is to read dozens of articles from public…

The Greenwood Mills company is an old, South Carolina outfit under siege because, of course, nobody can make money in textile manufacturing in the U.S…

I've noticed a lean trend lately that is going to accelerate the separation between companies that get it - and will survive - and those that don&…

It's rare that you think of "accounting" and "excitement" together.  But that's exactly what will occur in less than two w…

I've spent the last couple days trying to digest the pros and cons of Ford naming Boeing's Alan Mulally to replace Bill Ford as CEO and have c…

You may be unaware of the phenomenom called YouTube.  This free website lets users post videos (with strict rules, so for the most part they are "…

Today while doing some mindless Googling I learned about the passing of one of my college roommates.  Having lost contact with him twenty years ago, i…