Cost Accounting Is Not A Supply Chain Strategy
28 March 2011
In my Supply Chain Risk 101 post last week Jim Fernandez asked a very good question - to wit, what if the stuff from the high risk place is really a l…
Supply Chain Risk 101
25 March 2011
The supply chain disruption stories resulting from the disaster in Japan are reaching a ridiculous level. As much respect as I have for Ford and the w…
Goring the Lean Critics
24 March 2011
Digging for facts to support our opinions and preconceived beliefs is not the same thing as learning, yet that is what most of us do. Conservatives on…
Missing the Obvious
23 March 2011
Imagine a five story building burning out of control, and some poor soul jumping from the roof in a desperate attempt to save his life, but missing th…
The value of quality trumps the easy buck
15 March 2011
Within the space of five minutes I came across two articles on two companies that have placed quality ahead of easy short-term profits. First we have…
A Little Prayer Might Help
11 March 2011
If you are the praying type a lot of good manufacturing folks in northern Japan can use all the help you can give. The earthquake early this morning…
Manufacturing Matters ... Obviously
10 March 2011
Reader Jim T. provided us with a link to some news on CNN about Johnson & Johnson, whose never-ending string of manufacturing debacles have been w…
Lean's Fork In The Road
8 March 2011
Way back when I was doing the research for Rebirth of American Industry I came across the Henry Ford quote; "Profit is the inevitable conclusion…