By Kevin Meyer And here I thought large-scale central planning was thrown out with the remnants of the old Soviet Union. Lean folks know that effect…

By Kevin Meyer A couple weeks ago The Wall Street Journal published a series of articles on climate change - or the approach to reducing climate chan…

by BILL WADDELL Ford has something of a scandal unfolding in Germany.  Nothing particularly exotic - purchasing people on the take, apparently. &quo…

By Kevin Meyer A few days ago I told you about Johnson & Johnson hitting the big 4-0... forty recalls that is.  Truly an amazing achievement to b…

by BILL WADDELL From today's Wall Street Journal: "One widely touted solution for current U.S. economic woes is for America to produce more…

By Kevin Meyer What is a day or even a week of manufacturing disruption worth to you?  How about 0.07 seconds? A split-second power disruption at a…

by BILL WADDELL The folks at NIKE have the lean spin down pat.  I am sure some consultant somewhere has done well thoroughly indoctrinating them in t…

By Kevin Meyer Yes, a major milestone.  But one that is nearly impossible to comprehend. Forty. J&J, the world’s largest health products company…