In this edition of our occasional "5 Questions" series we meet fellow lean blogger Tim McMahon. ------- 1. Who are you, what organization…

Just a quick note that the Superfactory website has been updated with over 300 virtual factory tours, including my favorite: Beach Beat Surfboards!…

By Kevin Meyer A common statistic from those that believe health care in the U.S. could be "better" is infant mortality, where in many comp…

By Kevin Meyer It's Friday, time for something a bit lighter and different.  We all know that benchmarking has all kinds of fallacies, from basic…

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…