By Kevin Meyer Gemba Academy has just released a new seven module online video training course on Total Productive Maintenance. In this pre-recorded…

by BILL WADDELL Bashing Mexico and Mexicans has become quite fashionable in the United States over the last few years.  I do quite a bit of Mexican b…

By Kevin Meyer Well another of the big five (or is it four or three by now?) consultancies has figured out that offshore outsourcing doesn't work…

by BILL WADDELL Jarden Reports Record First Quarter 2011 Results "As we continue to expand sales internationally, on the manufacturing front we…

by BILL WADDELL China's currency is on the move again - bad for them, we'll see how it is for the rest of the world.  It is turning out that…

By Kevin Meyer Regular readers know I'm a big fan of visual communication - visual factory and visual leadership concepts.  Coincidentally just l…

by BILL WADDELL For those unfamiliar with the gentleman's agreement governing the make-up of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) there are…

by BILL WADDELL What are we to make of the US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics being tasked - and funded - to count the number of '…