The Ford old plant at Piquette Avenue in Detroit was put on the list of National Historic Landmarks by Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton yesterday…

The recent passing of my father in-law and the resulting last-minute travel and funeral arrangements have led to many experiences in customer service.…

The major effect of the Sloan management system on America, and much of the rest of the world, was the demise of the manufacturing companies.  General…

The flood of articles and blog posts out there saying that if Detroit / American manufacturing / the defense industry / (fill in your own) would just…

National Association of What??? The National Association of Manufacturers is extolling the virtues of three of its members who received a prestigious…

The fundamental math and logic of inventory management has been part of the APICS Certification regimen for better than a couple of decades.  Not bein…

Another day, another story on how lean manufacturing methods are creating significant savings in the military.  After a rather humble start little mor…

As a follow up to my previous post concerning automotive supplier abuse, I thought you ought to know the alternative. The Microsoft XBox 360 was supp…