Google Earth and Manufacturing Competitive Intelligence
28 June 2005
Manufacturers are always trying to figure out what their competition is up to. Usually this includes such tasks as scouring trade journals, patent se…
Nearshoring and Outsourcing - And the Effect on Lean Manufacturing
26 June 2005
An article in the June 17th issue of the Kiplinger Letter mentioned how many companies are starting to opt for "nearshoring" as their outsou…
Lean Manufacturing Training - Seminars, Workshops, Books, Conferences, Videos, and PowerPoint Presentations
24 June 2005
We have had several requests for help on designing a training program for organizations just starting out on the Lean journey. Obviously every situat…
Lean Accounting Summit 2005 - Lean Cost Management Gaining Critical Mass
22 June 2005
Traditional accounting systems have long been a barrier to lean manufacturing implementations, especially at large companies. Pull manufacturing meth…
Oh No, It's the End of the Quarter!
6 June 2005
It's June 6th. 24 days until the end of the quarter. Everyone in most public companies (and many private as well) know what that means... time t…
Mobile Battlefield Factories - Quick Turn Mass Customization
19 May 2005
A few weeks ago we told you about Fab, the book from Neil Gershenfeld that describes the upcoming "personal fabrication revolution." A few…
Will Dell, GE and Wal-Mart Replace Toyota as the Standard of Efficiency and Excellence?
16 May 2005
I was going through my stack of junk mail and came across a flyer advertising a seminar by a well-known lean manufacturing consultant. In the flyer h…
Remember the Fundamentals of Business Management
14 May 2005
One of our previous posts, The Coming Manufacturing Revolution, has created a very spirited discussion among several of my colleagues. As the post po…