The formula for success is to identify value as the customer defines it, and focus your efforts on enhancing that value, while eliminating efforts and…

A quick quiz to test your knowledge of manufacturing excellence - When faced with a serious quality problem a company should: A. Drastically increase…

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…

It's been a bit over eighteen months since I went on the Gemba Research Japan Kaikaku Experience, where I visited four companies to learn about th…

Most students of lean know that Toyota gives much of the credit for their manufacturing approach to Henry Ford, and for very good reason. Ford's T…

There is a fundamental lesson to be learned from the BP debacle in the Gulf of Mexico - that management rules - not culture or leadership. BP boss Ton…

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 telecom equipment…

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 had nothing to d…