Outsourcing Lemmings

Big news in the business world: Wal-Mart is famous for keeping costs down, including employee-related costs. In Joplin, the company is testing a new…

By Kevin Meyer Seven years ago, yes seven, we started to wonder something about the seemingly rosy U.S. productivity numbers: At its most fundamenta…

By Kevin Meyer Stories of U.S.-based low margin commodity manufacturers successfully competing against companies from "low cost" countries…

By Kevin Meyer I admit it, I love Apple products.  For me they just work how I want them to, and I haven't seen the "blue screen of death&qu…

By Kevin Meyer While the world watches Boeing and the FAA trace a 787 Dreamliner battery problem from Seattle to Japan to Arizona to Italy then back…

By Kevin Meyer You're looking at the Marco Polo, owned by CMA CGM, which can hold more than 16,000 containers and reach a speed of 24 knots.  Reg…

By Kevin Meyer Before I begin, let me be clear.  I love Apple products, and I own a plethora of them.  The design is incredible, they work like I wan…

By Kevin Meyer Something that annoys me to no end is when I read articles lauding Apple's supposedly amazingly fantastical supply chain.  Really?…