Update on the Candidates
21 December 2007
This week's announcment that Tom Tancredo is dropping out of the presidential race provides a timely reason to do a quick update on our "Best…
21 December 2007
This week's announcment that Tom Tancredo is dropping out of the presidential race provides a timely reason to do a quick update on our "Best…
18 December 2007
We often talk about the value of employees, and especially how many companies do not recognize that people are more than a set of hands assembling pro…
2 December 2007
A couple years ago it was San Antonio, over the next couple years it will be Blue Springs, Mississippi. With a new Toyota plant slated to open, the h…
6 November 2007
As of a couple days ago the television and film writers are on strike, apparently due to some dispute over DVD and "new media" earnings. As…
13 October 2007
We all know that rewards are important. When done correctly, they can compensate for above and beyond work, incent positive behaviors, and even creat…
29 August 2007
A couple of recent news stories, albeit on subjects completely unrelated to manufacturing, have made me ask if we do a good job retaining and reinforc…
15 August 2007
The unemployment rate should perhaps be the subject of a future Fun With Statistics post, as popular wisdom seems to believe that there are increasing…
5 August 2007
Unlike many in the manufacturing world we aren't vehemently anti-union. Yes unions often do create roadblocks to lean manufacturing with contract…