Over three years ago I wrote a short piece comparing the new Airbus A380 to the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner from a batch vs. one piece flow perspective.…

Back when England was in the empire building mode, colonizing the world, the idea was not to control all the people in the colonies so much as it was…

In the last month or so I have worked with three different manufacturers who (1) figured out that the essence of lean is accelerating flow, and (2) pr…

Well the elections have come and mostly gone. Somewhat interesting to watch, but I'll reserve any commentary except to say that living in a state…

Today is without a doubt the foggiest, most chaotic election day in my longer-than-I care-to admit life. Who to vote for and why is anything but clear…

Transparency International has released their 2010 survey results rating the perceived level of corruption and general level of business and governmen…

The recent Juan Williams controversy has made me think some more about the power, and importance, of diverse opinions. For those of you that haven'…

Don't get me wrong. I am pleased to see that Louise Jonaitis is "Breathing New Life into Maine's Mills." Folks like her who have the…