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26 May 2009
I recently wrote a piece about the GM total supply chai, pointing out their business philosophy of shoving costs back on suppliers, and out onto a blo…
26 May 2009
I recently wrote a piece about the GM total supply chai, pointing out their business philosophy of shoving costs back on suppliers, and out onto a blo…
24 May 2009
In this week's 5 Questions we meet Ron Pereira, who many of you follow over at Lean Six Sigma Academy. ------- 1. Who are you, what organization…
22 May 2009
By popular demand, the article formerly known as The Hollow American Economy has been given a new name - A Clarion Call For Leadership - one a little…
17 May 2009
In this week's edition of 5 Questions we meet Michael Balle. ------ 1. Who are you, what organization are you with, and what are your current lea…
15 May 2009
So GM announces that 2,600 dealers are going to fall by the wayside, and Chrysler is giving the heave-ho to almost 800. That will take them from about…
13 May 2009
After one of my recent rants on the devastating impact Wall Street is having on our manufacturing base, a reader by the name of Mike, wrote: "Ju…
12 May 2009
I was thumbing through the Chrysler bankruptcy filing and came across a few numbers that are worth sharing. The great thing about Chrysler being in ba…
10 May 2009
This week on 5 Questions we meet Ken Rolfes, a very active member of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence. -------------- 1.Who are you? Wha…