Howard Schultz's Call to Action on American Manufacturing
17 June 2012
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is one of those guys you like, even if you sometimes you may not agree with him completely. A few months ago I saw him sp…
Missing the Point on People
20 April 2012
It started off well. I had high hopes. An article in the April 21st The Economist (wow... reading the future!) on manufacturing in the future. BACK…
The Reshoring Story of GE Appliances
3 March 2012
Perhaps I'm just an optimist, but it's starting to seem like the discussion on manufacturing in America is changing. Just a year or two ago it…
Sorry Apple, Not This Time
28 February 2012
The rumors are that Apple will be announcing the new iPad 3 on March 7th. For the first time in a few years I won't be one of the drooling Apple g…
Lean Chickens 1 Fat Lions 0
31 January 2012
So .... Golden Bear Ltd gets the contract to produce the official mascot for the 2012 British Olymic Team, and decides labor costs - excuse me, labour…
Milliken, the Anti-Kodak
15 January 2012
The last couple weeks have brought the story of yet another icon of business, Kodak, collapsing and filing for bankruptcy. Yes, failure a key componen…
Still Waiting on the Whambulance...
18 November 2011
Here I naively thought perhaps we had moved on. Over the past several months we've had story after story of companies realizing the folly of follo…
Simmons to Simmons to California
22 September 2011
It took a few minutes to dissect this positive tidbit of news yesterday: Simmons opening a new furniture upholstery facility in the U.S. - and not jus…