Supply Chains

By Kevin Meyer I've written a lot about Walmart, in particular their supposedly glorious supply chain.  To be honest, they execute a traditional…

By Kevin Meyer I was thumbing through some old magazines that had built up in the mayhem of the past month and came across an interesting article in…

By Kevin Meyer What is a day or even a week of manufacturing disruption worth to you?  How about 0.07 seconds? A split-second power disruption at a…

By Kevin Meyer Behold!  The financial crisis has helped the U.S. consumer understand the value of just-in-time! Nearly three years ago I told you ab…

By Kevin Meyer Over three years ago I wrote a short piece comparing the new Airbus A380 to the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner from a batch vs. one piece f…

By Kevin Meyer I've blathered at length about Rube Goldberg-esque supply chains at Boeing and other similarly outsourcing-entranced companies.  S…

In news guaranteed to make Bill Waddell smile, new research from business school professors at Stanford and Wharton (yes, those pointy-headed academic…

By Kevin Meyer Once again we’re coming up on holiday season, and once again we have a bunch of retailers and toy manufacturers who tried to guess the…