The Value of a Zipper
By Kevin Meyer Great article in Slate of all places on YKK - you know, that zipper company you've never heard of. Maybe some of you have seen th…
Silly CEO, Pricing is for Customers
By Kevin Meyer Probably the biggest hurdle for ops guys when they transition into general management roles is learning about sales, marketing, and es…
The Shame of "Great" CEOs
By Kevin Meyer What a couple weeks here at Evolving Excellence. Discovering that Amazon's worker abuse is on par with Apple's, and even Bill…
More Worker Abuse - Guess Where...
By Kevin Meyer Take a look at the following quotes from an article on worker abuse. I've purposely redacted the company and location identifying…
The Reshoring Story of GE Appliances
By Kevin Meyer Perhaps I'm just an optimist, but it's starting to seem like the discussion on manufacturing in America is changing. Just a y…
Lean Chickens 1 Fat Lions 0
by BILL WADDELL So .... Golden Bear Ltd gets the contract to produce the official mascot for the 2012 British Olymic Team, and decides labor costs -…
Beyond Just Words - What Apple Could Do
By Kevin Meyer The New York Times created a deserved furor last week with their article describing how the U.S. supposedly can't compete with Chi…
Uh - But What About the Product?
By Kevin Meyer That old retail icon, JC Penney, is undergoing a transformation thanks to Apple. Apple? Yep - JCP's new CEO is one of the guys r…