The Climate Change Chain
7 August 2008
For those of you that thought I had lurched a little over the line to the right this week, here's a post in the other direction. Perhaps this wil…
The Dreamliner Follies Continue
2 July 2008
Today's NYTimes unknowingly threw into stark relief the consequences of the different paths taken by Boeing and Brazil's Embraer. Boeing, of c…
Boeing's Credibility is Being Tested
21 January 2008
Highlighting Boeing's problems with the 787 outsourcing these days feels a bit like commenting on Britney Spears' parenting skills, but yester…
Strengthening the Human Supply Chain
10 July 2007
The other day Mathew May mentions an article found in Strategy and Development (free registration). This article was titled Win-Win Sourcing by Jackso…
Value is not Price
10 July 2007
The automotive parts industry has not exactly had an easy time over the last decade or so. Many of those companies chased the alluring volume from wha…
Mass Production 1, Lean 0
21 June 2007
Boeing's ballyhooed (in some quarters) lean production of the 787 Dreamliner just ran into the ugly reality of mass production in its supply chain…
Differing Perspectives On Suppliers
23 May 2007
Every now and then one page can say it all. Take page 12 in the May 14th print issue of Rubber News (yes, really, for those of you not in the industry…
Dude, It's a Supply Chain Wipeout!
16 April 2007
What would you do if the sole source for your most critical component of your only product suddenly decided to shut down? Look for a tall building? Fi…