I often talk about the importance of the oft-forgotten second pillar of lean manufacturing: respect for people. So many companies, usually driven by e…

Like a lot of companies, Nissan approaches lean like the woman who orders a double cheeseburger, chili cheese fries ... and a Diet Coke ... approaches…

By Bob Emiliani This article is from the Superfactory Archives, an archive of content from the Superfactory website that existed from 1997 to 2012.…

So a guy named Mark Selway is brought into the Boral Company - a big global building products company based out of Australia - to turn things around.…

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 Research Japan Kaikak…

Joe Weisenthal has been a financial guru since he got out of college - in other words has never actually done an honest day's work in his life - a…

I've told you story after story of companies that have focused on improving internal efficiencies instead of globetrotting to chase low labor cost…

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 Research Japan Kaikak…