Outsourcing Lemmings

Yesterday I told you about the panel discussion on Onshoring: Domestic Manufacturing as a Competitive Advantage that I moderated at Kellogg's Manu…

Today I had the privilege of participating in the Manufacturing Business Conference, which is an annual event put on by Northwestern’s Kellogg School…

I know, I know, yet another post on the foibles of outsourcing.  But maybe a little reinforcement will help peel back the nonsense that justifies outs…

Last week we discussed some data that was a rude wakeup call for the layoff lemmings, and now we have similar data for the outsourcing lemmings.  The…

Ironically enough, and with no stereotyping or political punditry intended, the French have shown more backbone than their offshoring lemming comrades…

Regular readers know that I have a penchant for poking fun, albeit sad fun, at the concoctions some companies create in order to outsource.  Such as B…

Depending on your perspective Wal-Mart is either a god-send or the bane of society.  On one hand their volume and lower costs are in effect a larger s…

Last month we told you about the Manufacturing Business Conference to be held at the Kellogg School of Management this coming May.  Yours truly will b…