By Kevin Meyer I'm continually amazed that some folks, fewer and fewer thankfully, still consider Paul Krugman to be a reliable thought leader on…

By Kevin Meyer Behold!  The financial crisis has helped the U.S. consumer understand the value of just-in-time! Nearly three years ago I told you ab…

In this edition of our occasional "5 Questions" series we meet Kevin von Grabe, co-author of Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream. ------ 1.…

by BILL WADDELL Those of us who are in the business of teaching lean are engaged in the endless pursuit of the perfect example, the best analogy, the…

by BILL WADDELL I thought that there were two kinds of companies - the enlightened ones that viewed a dissatisfied customer as a major problem - a pu…

by BILL WADDELL "You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."  No less an authority on craziness…

by BILL WADDELL For those who might be interested, my new book, Simple Excellence, is coming out later this week - don't know exactly when - it i…

by BILL WADDELL I came across a couple of great stories recently that illustrate the great things that come from creatively reaching back into the su…