Fabs That Refuse To Die
4 April 2008
Semiconductor fabs are interesting operations. You invest a billion or so into the most advanced manufacturing technology available, then it becomes…
Parenting Tips from Toyota
18 March 2008
Last summer I learned a valuable lesson from Hoseus Executive Director of the Center for Quality People and Organizations (CQPO). I was reminded of it…
It's All About Respect for People
12 March 2008
I was at the Lean Enterprise Institute's Transformation Summit in Orlando last week and had my world rocked by Bob Chapman, Chairman and CEO of Ba…
Today I Left the Dark Side
2 March 2008
Today is a momentus day, a day that has created fundamental change in how I work, a day that finally arrived after years of growing frustration and ag…
Could Lean Have Saved Linda?
14 February 2008
We occasionally have the unfortunate duty to report on companies that have met their demise. Often they haven't even tried lean and therefore are…
Pay Me Now Or Pay Me Later
9 February 2008
This morning I came across a story that immediately raised my hackles since it was titled Lean and Mean. Obviously linking lean manufacturing methods…
Why Did THAT Happen?
27 January 2008
Regular readers know that I often liken regulation to a balloon... you constrain it in one place and it will pop out in some other, usually unexpected…
Congrats AME!
5 January 2008
The next annual conference of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence will be held in Toronto this October 20-24. Each of the last several confer…