The Productivity Impact of Pesky Intermediates
16 September 2013
By Kevin Meyer Seven years ago, yes seven, we started to wonder something about the seemingly rosy U.S. productivity numbers: At its most fundamen…
Leadership by Welch, Immelt... and Layer
25 August 2013
By Kevin Meyer Regular readers know that I'm no big fan of Jack Welch, to put it mildly. My opinion is shared by many in the lean world, at least…
Of GE and Boeing
7 February 2013
While the world watches Boeing and the FAA trace a 787 Dreamliner battery problem from Seattle to Japan to Arizona to Italy then back to Japan, our re…
This is your brain...
25 January 2013
The other day I was talking to a couple execs at a local manufacturing company, and the usual topic of the evils of doing business in California came…