Companies

Through a rather amazing political confluence, Airbus' CEO Louis Gallois announced approval of their new Power8 restructuring plan.  We've chr…

Today's issue of Manufacturing News has a couple of articles on U.S. furniture manufacturers "succumbing to cheap imports."  Two specifi…

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal ran an article (subscription only) on the way that Home Depot, in the wake of CEO Bob Nardelli's depart…

Over the last couple years we've told you about some clothing manufacturers that are embracing lean manufacturing methods.  American Apparel is ab…

We recently heard some news from our friends across the pond.  Some good, some bad, and it's the usual story.  Do you try to cut costs by whacking…

The February 19th issue of BusinessWeek has a very nice article on Danaher.  Regular readers know that we often cite that company as an example of rea…

The GM execs that believe robots create quality should take a 390 mile road trip to Mequon,  Wisconsin to see what excellence is really about.  Unfort…

I've long been a jeans and t-shirt kind of guy, and moving back to California several years ago only reinforced that lifestyle.  I think the last…