Gotta Get Their Heads Out Of The Buckets
16 June 2010
by BILL WADDELL I once heard a Parker Hannifin controller describe engineers as people who are good with numbers but lacking the personality and soci…
The Fiddler's Tab Comes Due
15 June 2010
by BILL WADDELL "It is an old maxim and a very sound one that he who dances should always pay the fiddler," said Abraham Lincoln, and payin…
Factory Tour of the Week: Kazuma Surfboards
11 June 2010
This week we visit the Kazuma Surfboards factory. A bit more fun, a bit more manual. Surf's up! Visit Superfactory for more virtual factory tou…
We're Not Making Chicken Here
11 June 2010
by BILL WADDELL The post I wrote the other day referencing the 'Lean Community' sparked an interesting debate and a number of good comments.…
Indovation and Teaching Your Wife To Play Golf
8 June 2010
by BILL WADDELL I am not remotely qualified to advise anyone on the complexities of marriage or the workings of the female psyche; I can only observe…
Factory Tour of the Week: Dell Computer
4 June 2010
This week we visit a Dell computer factory. Different emphasis this time: can you count the number of non-lean activities? Visit Superfactory for mor…
No Such Thing As Selective Excellence
3 June 2010
by BILL WADDELL The nexus between safety and quality is not always clear, especially to those outside of manufacturing looking in, but there is no qu…
The Royal Monkey
2 June 2010
by BILL WADDELL A few months back I was asked to visit one of the big - really big - manufacturing software providers to talk to them about lean. The…