Learning Lean: Industry Needs
10 April 2007
A few weeks ago several of us participated in a study by Gene Fliedner and Kieran Mathieson of Oakland University. The researchers were attempting to…
Boeing's Balancing Act
26 March 2007
Many of you probably saw Monday's front page article in the Wall Street Journal on Boeing. It describes a problem many companies wish they had and…
Time for a Break
16 February 2007
As you read this I'm probably sitting on a beach a couple thousand miles southeast of my California home. The most work my fingers will do over t…
Burying the Screw in the Fine Print
7 January 2007
Bob Sutton has been having a bit of a customer service nightmare with HP. You may have heard of Bob... HP now knows him pretty well and should have kn…
Empowered? Really?
3 January 2007
It seems to me there is another fundamental aspect of lean manufacturing that needs to have the harsh light of reality shone upon it: this business of…
Now That's a Timeline!
15 December 2006
The History of Excellence page on Superfactory, and particularly the timeline on the page, has generated a lot of interest, comments, and submissions…
Holiday Reading
8 December 2006
Many of us are looking forward to the holidays, or more specifically the week after Christmas, to catch up projects and perhaps do a little reading. T…
Lesson From A Lean Adviser/Bartender
7 December 2006
I get a lot of email every day. Most of it is work related; and quite a bit of it is truly inspirational. It certainly restores my faith in humanity…