By Kevin Meyer The climate change world is in a bit of a tizzy this week over the resignation of Dr. Ivar Giaever, a nobel laureate physicist current…

by BILL WADDELL Over the years I have been known to badmouth typical approaches to 5S as a glorified housekeeping exercise - getting lean without doi…

by BILL WADDELL Two companies I have worked closely with recently have a common thread:  Both are very good, very lean manufacturers making very good…

By Kevin Meyer It's been a busy week - both Bill and I presented at the Lean Accounting Summit.  Believe it or not it's the one time a year w…

By Kevin Meyer Yesterday I told you how ten years ago on September 10th was one of the most difficult - and transformative - days of my life.  Yes, t…

By Kevin Meyer Today, 9/10, is a very memorable day to me.  Ten years ago today I had to lay off over 150 brilliant people, including myself. You se…

By Kevin Meyer I just returned from my annual trip to visit some customers and attend a trade show in Shanghai, China.  Always an interesting experie…

by BILL WADDELL As a diligent investigator, I managed to sneak an advanced copy of Obama's jobs speech for Thursday night.  I will leak it to you…