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by BILL WADDELL Actually 'chisan chishou" doesn't translate to "all logistics is waste". It means 'local production for lo…

by BILL WADDELL Perhaps I was a bit harsh a few weeks back when I was critical of the Ivy Leaguers running just about every aspect of the global econ…

by BILL WADDELL My post the other day, "A Plague On Both Your Houses" stirred up a few folks - imagine that - me writing something that ril…

My original idea was to look up the lean manufacturing content that both Michigan State and the University of North Carolina offer their business scho…

This week in our 5 Questions series we'll get to know fellow lean blogger, and now Shingo Prize winning author, Mark Graban. ---------- 1.Who ar…

This week we visit KHK Stock Gears.…

by BILL WADDELL On April 26, 1995, a plane flying over the Cincinnati Reds opening day baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Riverfront Stadium t…

by BILL WADDELL Bank of America got $25 billion last Fall, then another $20 billion in January, plus a guarantee against losses of $118 billion, and…