The Outsourcing Lesson of Boeing - Part 2
20 February 2011
Yesterday I gave you the first lesson of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner outsourcing adventure - the savings from outsourcing design and subassembly manuf…
The Outsourcing Lesson of Boeing - Part 1
20 February 2011
For years we've kept you updated on Boeing's outsourcing adventures and how that game has created major problems for the 787 Dreamliner progra…
ThyssenKrupp Doesn't Whine, They Do
10 February 2011
By Kevin Meyer I know a few folks over at steelmaker ThyssenKrupp and they've often told me of their continuous improvement efforts. Apparently…
Insource to Grow
7 December 2010
A short op-ed in The Wall Street Journal last week had some interesting numbers on a group of companies that are growing: Last month a Survey of Cu…
Nice Job Throwing Away Value, Philips
28 November 2010
I had a warm feeling in my heart a few months ago when I heard about the Philips fluorescent lighting plant in Sparta, Tennessee winning an Industry W…
Immelt Finally Realizes He's Insane
19 September 2010
And today's "pot calling the kettle black" award goes to... General Electric's Jeff Immelt: The head of General Electric didn't…
Revisiting Manufacturing in The Deal Magazine
4 September 2010
Yours truly was quoted in the latest issue of M&A journal The Deal Magazine in a cover story titled Revisiting Manufacturing. I was happy to see t…
Another Day, Another Outsourcing Realization
4 September 2010
It's almost becoming routine, if not boring. Nearly every day there is news of companies realizing the follies of outsourcing and deciding to &quo…