by BILL WADDELL A quick quiz to test your knowledge of manufacturing excellence - When faced with a serious quality problem a company should: A. Dra…

By Kevin Meyer This week I'm taking a little time to look back on the factories I toured in Japan nearly two years ago as part of the Gemba Resea…

By Kevin Meyer It's been a bit over eighteen months since I went on the Gemba Research Japan Kaikaku Experience, where I visited four companies t…

by BILL WADDELL Most students of lean know that Toyota gives much of the credit for their manufacturing approach to Henry Ford, and for very good rea…

by BILL WADDELL There is a fundamental lesson to be learned from the BP debacle in the Gulf of Mexico - that management rules - not culture or leader…

Each month new articles, book reviews, and other content are added to the Superfactory website. The new content is featured in the monthly e-newslette…

By Kevin Meyer A healthy backlog can be a comforting feeling.  Boeing and Airbus rejoice in having backlogs over a decade long.  I used to work for a…

by BILL WADDELL In looking over the landscape for blog fodder I came across an article written by a guy named Paul Krugman in the New York Times that…