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 wr…
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 se…