Ahh... to be a world tourist.  Globetrotting from country to country in search of lower direct labor costs to help offset unrecognized internal proces…

Lot's of hubbub today about Radio Shack letting 400 people know they were laid off via email.  I expect it will make them the butt of a lot of jok…

For years I've been reading the Algorithmics Anonymous forum, eagerly anticipating the discovery of a new form of lean that applies only to "…

My color inkjet printer does about four or five photo quality sheets a minute.  Not too shabby, although it occasionally tries my patience. Imagine a…

I always wanted to find a way to use NAM and Greenpeace in the same title.  NAM goes to great lengths to portray Greenpeace as one of the roots of all…

Just a brief, uplifting note on which to end the week ... A few days ago I noted the hypocrisy of an outfit called Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) which…

If manufacturing executives drank a little more they just might have an easier time pursuing lean.  While it is not the exclusive property of Alcoholi…

I got a couple of things wrong lately and figured it is high time I set the record straight - came clean and apologized for misleading anyone.  I wrot…