Today's Wall Street Journal reported the results from the latest WSJ/Harris survey of recruiter opinions of MBA programs.  The University of Michi…

"Geopolitical risk: low".  That's what CIO Magazine told us in its Buyer's Guide to Offshore Outsourcing in Thailand.  Amazing how f…

I came across a manufacturing executive survey a few weeks back and have been pondering just what to make of it.  The good news is that it indicates t…

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…