The Evolving New Economy
27 June 2007
Each year an annual conference called Supernova is held to discuss the impact of technology on the world. Lots of deep thinkers attend, many of whom h…
Wisconsin's Continuing Lean Push
1 June 2007
We've told you several times before about how Wisconsin is pushing lean manufacturing. Mary Burke, the Secretary of the Commerce Department, is t…
My Message to Michael Bloomberg
16 May 2007
Yesterday our friend Karen Wilhelm of the Lean Reflections blog wrote a post titled My Message to Barack Obama. She has decided that Obama deserves he…
Nucor - Look Over Your Shoulder!
14 May 2007
Over the past year we've been telling you how an alliance called the "Domestic Manufacturing Group" has been raising cain at NAM. This g…
Productivity and Offshoring... Again
20 April 2007
Once again leave it to bloggers like us to get the real scoop on a story or issue, sometimes months before you see it in print. The latest issue of Ma…
Counterintuitive Productivity Statistics
29 March 2007
We've had a fascination with manufacturing productivity statistics for quite some time. Several months ago we began exploring a possible problem w…
You Have to Laugh. If You Don't Cry First.
24 February 2007
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…
The Politics of Manufacturing
18 February 2007
Who is the true customer of a manufacturing company? The end user? Or is it the employees? The shareholders? Or the country the company has operations…