by BILL WADDELL "It is an old maxim and a very sound one that he who dances should always pay the fiddler," said Abraham Lincoln, and payin…

By Kevin Meyer I've blathered at length about Rube Goldberg-esque supply chains at Boeing and other similarly outsourcing-entranced companies.  S…

This week we visit the Kazuma Surfboards factory.  A bit more fun, a bit more manual.  Surf's up!  Visit Superfactory for more virtual factory tou…

by BILL WADDELL The post I wrote the other day referencing the 'Lean Community' sparked an interesting debate and a number of good comments.…

By Kevin Meyer I've been a little out of touch over the last few weeks dealing with an unnecessarily complex business situation involving multipl…

by BILL WADDELL I am not remotely qualified to advise anyone on the complexities of marriage or the workings of the female psyche; I can only observe…

In news guaranteed to make Bill Waddell smile, new research from business school professors at Stanford and Wharton (yes, those pointy-headed academic…

This week we visit a Dell computer factory.  Different emphasis this time: can you count the number of non-lean activities? Visit Superfactory for mor…