We previously introduced you to Fab, the book on personal fabrication by Neil Gershenfeld.  The following is a longer review by your editor, which wil…

Delphi recently brought in Robert "Steve" Miller to head up the company.  Miller is widely touted as something of a turnaround expert.  From…

Advanced Manufacturing has a thought-provoking article on the need to rebuild our factories if we are to compete.  The premise is that simply implemen…

Our friends at NAM (National Association of Manufacturers) are waging a war of words with the liberal press, most often the Washington Post, concernin…

For good reason Toyota is used as the premier example of manufacturing excellence.  But 2005 has has been a difficult time for the company.  Some of t…

Those of you who have read any of my stuff will know that I usually try to work something of the historical background of different facets of manufa…

Several years ago in his automotive history, Richard Wright wrote, "In the economic structure which Detroit built, the laws of supply and demand…

Toyota is all about cars and trucks, right?  Not quite.  I was just pointed to the Toyota Home page on Toyota's website, which briefly describes T…