Myopic Mis-focus
27 September 2006
I try hard to avoid picking on NAM. Really I do. But sometimes banging my head against the wall just doesn't relieve the frustration with an org…
NAM, meet Greenpeace
27 August 2006
I always wanted to find a way to use NAM and Greenpeace in the same title. NAM goes to great lengths to portray Greenpeace as one of the roots of all…
Forget Bankers... Think About Lean
31 July 2006
NAM, The Manufacturing Institute, and RSM McGladrey just published a 62 page report on The Future Success of Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers. We…
Painting NAM Into A Corner
15 July 2006
Kevin recently wrote on the schism opening up at NAM and he quite accurately pointed out that neither side grasped the fundamental issues they must fa…
A Duel at NAM - and Both Sides Miss the Mark
10 July 2006
The July 7th issue of Manufacturing News has a lengthy article on a schism taking place within the National Association of Manufacturers. We've w…
Snorkeling To Manufacturing Extinction
13 June 2006
Everyone knows the analogy Ohno used to describe inventory - that it is represented by the water level in a river full of rocks. Lean manufacturers s…