by BILL WADDELL One lesson of many I have learned since I started down the consulting trail years ago is that when the management team of a client co…

By Kevin Meyer Nearly a month ago I read a fascinating article in The Economist that still has me pondering a bit.  The actual topic didn't reall…

by BILL WADDELL A volcano erupts in Iceland, the European air freight system slams to a halt, stores run out of products and manufacturers run out of…

by BILL WADDELL A few years back I had the privilege of providing translation services for Hiroyuki Hirano when he wrote "JIT Is Flow". (Am…

by BILL WADDELL Elwood P Dowd (the guy whose friend was a six foot Pukka in Harvey) said, "Well, an element of conflict in any discussion's…

By Kevin Meyer Regular reader Ed pointed me toward this tidbit from a recent Harvard Business Review article: Baggage Fees Contribute to Decline in…

by BILL WADDELL In the Senate hearings yesterday a statement was made by Goldman sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein that, to me, summarized the difference in…

by BILL WADDELL Part of the blog routine is a daily scanning of dozens of news sites to find interesting fodder. Usually it is pretty straightforward…