A New Ballgame

4 June 2012

I read an article the other day describing Macy's strategy to blur the lines between stores and distribution centers. They are keeping a couple of…

The Opportunity of the Gemba

3 June 2012

An article on CNN this morning gave me some pause: Fareed Zakaria wondering whether Russia should move its capital from Moscow to Vladivostok - 4,000…

It's About Time

30 May 2012

In the manufacturing world most understand that excellence - lean - centers on cycle time. Manufacturers aren't necessarily all doing a good job w…