It took a few minutes to dissect this positive tidbit of news yesterday: Simmons opening a new furniture upholstery facility in the U.S. - and not jus…

Yesterday's post on breaking non-value adding costs out on the P&L drew a couple of the questions and opinions that can be expected when the i…

Spending last week at the Lean Accounting Summit probably made me a bit over-sensitive to the subject, but coming across a story about the Department…

The climate change world is in a bit of a tizzy this week over the resignation of Dr. Ivar Giaever, a nobel laureate physicist currently teaching at m…

Over the years I have been known to badmouth typical approaches to 5S as a glorified housekeeping exercise - getting lean without doing any of the har…

Two companies I have worked closely with recently have a common thread: Both are very good, very lean manufacturers making very good money; and neithe…

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 when we spend a fe…

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