by BILL WADDELL If it weren't for the fact that thousands of manufacturers all over the developed world are diligently and relentlessly reducing…

By Kevin Meyer I had a couple of hours to think this morning thanks to running the Wine Country Half Marathon.  Yep, 13.1 miles, which is nothing (ok…

by BILL WADDELL A great interview on Bloomberg with the head of GE's Appliance business ... he talks about having to take a "systems view of…

by BILL WADDELL By most accounts we are on the verge of shutting down the US government.  To that I can only say, thank goodness.  Much more governme…

by BILL WADDELL You would never know it by reading the current lean literature, but twenty five years ago lean manufacturing was perceived to be prim…

By Kevin Meyer Most of us decry the sound bite nation - brief burps of information on the news that do nothing to inform the masses about complex sit…

By Kevin Meyer Most people and organizations abhor and outright fear failure.  Why?  Failure can create an impetus for improvement like no other even…

by BILL WADDELL Suppose I were to ask you to count the apples in your house and tell me the result.  Seems like a simple enough proposition, but as s…