This Week's Roundup - October 2011
7 October 2011
Welcome to the Top of the Curve In 2009 I wrote a piece called "Pop Goes China", pointing out that Chinese costs were heading in the wrong…
A Bit of Wizardry
4 October 2011
Bob Emiliani is one of those guys who enjoys well-deserved lean wizard status. He is an experienced lean practicianer, an author, a professor and most…
Boxes
28 September 2011
In most companies, people are hired by Human Resources according to criteria and policies set by HR and senior management - education requirements, ba…
Numbers versus Information
28 September 2011
I had breakfast with a team of folks from one of the big enterprise software outfits while I was at the Lean Accounting Summit - they got to pick my b…
The Elusive Value Thing
22 September 2011
Yesterday's post on breaking non-value adding costs out on the P&L drew a couple of the questions and opinions that can be expected when the i…
Changing the Discussion
21 September 2011
Spending last week at the Lean Accounting Summit probably made me a bit over-sensitive to the subject, but coming across a story about the Department…
A 5S Checklist
19 September 2011
Over the years I have been known to badmouth typical approaches to 5S as a glorified housekeeping exercise - getting lean without doing any of the har…
Culture versus Org Charts
19 September 2011
Two companies I have worked closely with recently have a common thread: Both are very good, very lean manufacturers making very good money; and neithe…