What's Dov Been Up To?
21 September 2008
It's been a while since we checked in on Dov Charney's American Apparel. Regular readers know that AA is one of our favorite companies, perha…
Here Come the Challengers
9 September 2008
The latest Knowledge@Wharton has an interesting review of the book Globality: Competing With Everyone From Everywhere for Everything. If business is…
Lean Companies in the News
8 September 2008
Several brief news stories have crossed the wires lately, telling us how companies have implemented lean to survive and grow in the United States. He…
WaPo Continues To Ignore the Facts
30 August 2008
Less than two months ago we told you about how the Washington Post is skewed way off base on American manufacturing. This week I missed another WaPo…
Get Small. Get Lean.
9 August 2008
An article in last Sunday's NYTimes addressed the value of corporations staying small. In contrast to the early days of the internet when "ge…
Slowing the Entrepreneurial Engine
8 August 2008
The latest issue of Manufacturing News has an interesting, albeit disturbing, article on how fewer startup companies are being created. Entrepreneuri…
Southwest's Colleen Barrett, Servant
29 July 2008
Much has been written about Southwest Airlines and co-founder Herb Kelleher, particularly with regards to the people-centric style of leadership. But…
Creating an Internal Manufacturing Competency
24 July 2008
At a time when most companies are fleeing manufacturing in fear, a handful are still seeing it as a way to create competitive advantage. In an old se…