by BILL WADDELL "People are making a ton of money off of us and we're making nothing off of them."That quote from an unnamed woman from…

By Kevin Meyer So here are some news stories from the local paper: * Sales of new homes down 48% * Uncertain times for business * Hospitals probe…

By Kevin Meyer Those of us in the U.S. often look to our friends from the great white north for ideas on beer and policy.  Yes I know those links dat…

By Kevin Meyer As you read this I'm probably on a long United flight from San Francisco to Shanghai for a week of customer visits and a trade sho…

by BILL WADDELL None of the contributors - either bloggers or commenters - to Evolving Excellence, and no serious lean student anywhere would condone…

by BILL WADDELL In Philly They're Partying Like It's 1979 Yesterday Irish reader Simon Cunnane fired up his DeLorean, cranked it up to 88 mi…

By Kevin Meyer My post about a week ago that took the Shingo Prize to task for awarding a version of the Prize to Callaway Golf, which has since chas…

By Kevin Meyer Over the years I've often told the story of American Apparel.  A company that manufactures trendy but still basic clothing - think…