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.…
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…
If We Weren't All Crazy, We'd Go Insane
6 December 2006
There is no one more patriotic or proud to be an American than me, but even someone who bleeds red,white and blue like I do has to concede that we hav…
No Fool Like An Old Fool
5 December 2006
From the vantage point of a little better than a half century of plodding through it, I want to let the younger readers know that you are not experien…
How Good Is The Management?
3 December 2006
An Evolving Excellence reader from Denmark by the name of Peter Risager, a manufacturing systems student at Aalborg University in Denmark, sent me a t…
Wake Me Up When It's Over
7 November 2006
The news is ablaze with tales of intrigue, suspense, and speculation as Election Day takes over America. As far as business in general, and manufactu…
Leadership For Dummies
3 November 2006
I just returned from a lean management ranting gig in Greenville, South Carolina - an incredibly beautiful part of the country, chock full of folks pu…