I've always had a problem with horizontal surfaces, but recently I toured a couple of manufacturing plants that really highlighted their danger.…

How well do we tap the experience and creativity of our employees?  When was the last time we asked for suggestions on how to improve our operations?…

As mentioned in a post a couple months ago, we have been working on a series of downloadable PowerPoint presentations on the various components of Lea…

The core of Lean Manufacturing and Lean Enterprise is a constant vigilance for opportunities to reduce waste.  Although most of us focus on value stre…

I just finished reading The Power of Impossible Thinking by Jerry Wind and Colin Crook.  Really an eye-opener.  Drawing on the latest neuroscientific…

Julie Meyer, CEO of Ariadne Capital in London and who also happens to be related to your editor, recently attended the World Economic Forum in Davos.…

We're all aware of the potential effects of outsourcing, however a recent CNet article discusses how automation may become even more disruptive.…

The Los Angeles Times had an interesting article today by Nicholas Riccardi on the long-term unemployed.  According to his statistics, long-term unemp…