Yes, There is Manufacturing in San Francisco
23 February 2011
And I don't mean San Francisco, Mexico. This is "high cost" San Francisco in nutty "high cost" California in the "uncompe…
Making or Breaking Culture
21 February 2011
In one of the best performing companies I have worked with it was within a very few hours of my arrival for my first visit that I heard the story. A f…
The Outsourcing Lesson of Boeing - Part 2
20 February 2011
Yesterday I gave you the first lesson of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner outsourcing adventure - the savings from outsourcing design and subassembly manuf…
The Outsourcing Lesson of Boeing - Part 1
20 February 2011
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…
I'll Take Waste For $400, Alex
17 February 2011
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…
All Idiots Think Alike
16 February 2011
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…
How To Tell Your Assets From A Hole In The Ground
15 February 2011
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…
Fun With Statistics - The Global Tax Compendium
14 February 2011
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…