Stickin' It To The Grandkids
8 May 2009
by BILL WADDELL The fact that we are borrowing money from future generations and spending it like drunken sailors on shore leave is well documented.…
The Irrelevance of the Economists
6 May 2009
by BILL WADDELL Several years back one of my sons played on a little league baseball team that happened to be losing 15 or 20 to nothing, which happe…
The Lean Gospel
4 May 2009
by BILL WADDELL For several years I have been concerned with the question of why the big publicly traded companies find it so difficult - often impos…
5 Questions - Meet Lee Fried
4 May 2009
In this edition of 5 Questions we meet Lee Fried. ---------- 1. Who are you, what organization are you with, and what are your current lean-oriente…
Factory Tour of the Week: MisterKopy
3 May 2009
This week we visit a book production line at MisterKopy.…
So Fair An Opportunity
1 May 2009
by BILL WADDELL In 1864 some Union soldiers with mining experience dug a long tunnel and placed a huge cache of dynamite under the Confederate lines…
Murphy's Anti-Lean Law
27 April 2009
by BILL WADDELL It can be very tempting to look upon the GM debacle with detachment - as some grand, distant auto/political thing that may be interes…
5 Questions - Meet Mike Wroblewski
26 April 2009
In this week's edition of 5 Questions we meet Mike Wroblewski. ------- 1. Who are you, what organization are you with, and what are your current…