By Kevin Meyer A hallmark characteristic of GM, Ford, and Chrysler was and for the most part still is their propensity to try to bash suppliers into…

by BILL WADDELL The Post Office cost structure is pretty much all fixed.  Buildings, labor, trucks with steering wheels on the wrong side, fuel, and…

By Kevin Meyer Bill's post on Steve Jobs earlier today drew quite a bit of response - from both sides.  Lots of supporting comments on the post i…

by BILL WADDELL I once heard Bob Chapman of Barry-Wehmiller say that when the time comes to write our obituaries few will care how profitable we were…

By Kevin Meyer Last week our entire executive team went out to New York City to attend the World Business Forum.  There were nearly 4,000 attendees f…

Bob Emiliani runs a weekly ad on Mark Graban's Lean Blog to promote his great series of lean leadership books, each one a parody of someone in the…

by BILL WADDELL Welcome to the Top of the Curve In 2009 I wrote a piece called "Pop Goes China", pointing out that Chinese costs were head…

by BILL WADDELL Bob Emiliani is one of those guys who enjoys well-deserved lean wizard status.  He is an experienced lean practicianer, an author, a…