Dog Economics

6 September 2012

by BILL WADDELL There are something on the order of 78 million dogs in the United States - almost 40% of US households are home to at least one dog.…

Happy Labor Day

31 August 2012

by BILL WADDELL I thought I'd share this video from Brainpickings at the kickoff of the Labor Day weekend - seems appropriate to see where manufa…

You Don't Set the Rules

30 August 2012

by BILL WADDELL Kevin's post the other day reminded me of a lesson from a wise mentor a long time ago in my supply chain days (while I started in…

A Lot of Miscellany

9 August 2012

by BILL WADDELL Lean Accounting Summit Time Getting close to LAS time. It is really the only serious gathering of folks pursuing the fundamental cha…

Ford Gets It - Do You?

7 August 2012

by BILL WADDELL Just to put things in perspective - after all it is easy to get tangled up in all of the short term ups and downs and spin regarding…

Eat Mor Chikin

1 August 2012

by BILL WADDELL This is not a post about gay marriage.  It is a post about whether principles matter - they do. In my lean seminars when the subject…