A Finger for ERP
No I didn't give ERP the finger. Mike Wroblewski did via an article in Reliable Plant. As regular readers know, I'm not exactly a fan of big…
Waste and SAP?
I appreciate Bill stepping up to fill the Evolving Excellence blogosphere over the past couple weeks while I deal with some family medical issues. Al…
Thoughts on Communication Poka Yoke from Japan
Coincidentally while I was winging my way to Japan a few days ago, fellow lean blogger Mark Graban wrote an interesting piece on technology and poka y…
An IT Guy Gets Lean
Regular readers know that we often focus on how software solutions can create problems for lean. This isn't to mean that all software is a proble…
IW Swings Both Ways on Robots
I was thumbing through the latest online issue of Industry Week and came across an article that raised my hackles: What Happened to the "Auto&quo…
SAP Gets Fat, You Get Thin
So you've taken the dive into SAP or Oracle instead of simply investing in a few whiteboards and some beer. That's too bad, but it's not…
The Squirrels of SAP
Thanks to fellow blogger Mike for pointing me in the direction of one of the best SAP pieces I've ever read, yes even including mine. The author…
Lean ERP Survey...
I know, I know. Most of you already have a pretty good feeling for how I feel about ERP systems and lean manufacturing. But this time I owe someone…