Yesterday I gave you the first lesson of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner outsourcing adventure - the savings from outsourcing design and subassembly manuf…

For years we've kept you updated on Boeing's outsourcing adventures and how that game has created major problems for the 787 Dreamliner progra…

The geeks are giddy at the news of Watson - IBM's multi-million dollar entrant in Jeopardy - thoroughly trouncing a couple of smart guys. Some in…

If you haven't done so already, you should try to catch an episode of An Idiot Abroad on the Science Channel. Comedian Ricky Gervais sends his nai…

by BILL WADDELL I had an email from a reader a little while back asking Kevin and me to delve into how bankers are stifling lean.  My answer to the q…

By Kevin Meyer It's been a while since we had a Fun With Statistics post, but fellow blogger Jason Yip just pointed me to PWC's just-released…

By Kevin Meyer I know a few folks over at steelmaker ThyssenKrupp and they've often told me of their continuous improvement efforts.  Apparently…

by BILL WADDELL I received an email from a reader by the name of Alex Anderson writing about an article he read in the Washington Post.  Apparently t…