Beyond Manufacturing

Monday's Wall Street Journal had a good article titled What Factory Managers Can Teach Hospital Wards, which began by describing how John Toussain…

Several blogs have already mentioned this news story on Dr. Sami Bahri, the Florida dentist who has used lean manufacturing methods to significantly i…

My blog ideas folder is overflowing a bit, so here are some mini-rants to clear it out a bit. First off, via the Carpe Diem blog, is an interes…

The blogosphere is a mysterious and wondrous place. Today I somehow came across a blog ostensibly called The Fake Diary of Steve Jobs, which appears t…

Have you taken a look at your kitchen pantry and cupboards lately? I mean besides looking longingly for something to eat, and realizing nothing looks…

We’ve all enjoyed the thrill of getting on the elevator for a quick ride from the hotel lobby to our room on the 40th floor… only to realize that peop…

We've often talked about how lean manufacturing can be applied to other industries and activities, including software development. Those of us tha…

So much brainpower... what if it could have been put to good use?  We've all come across the laborious scientific studies that conclude the pa…