Archive for June, 2008

Great insight into US manufacturing at Evolving Excellence

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Kevin Meyer over at Evolving Excellence has a new post regarding the strength of manufacturing in the U.S.  He has blogged about this before and "debunked" many of the myths about "declining" manufacturing before, but this time he does it again in response to an op-ed piece by the Washington Post.  Good stuff!

Does the coach need to know how to tie his shoes?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Let’s imagine that Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts didn’t know how to tie his shoes.  We actually don’t know if he knows how to tie his shoes.  We assume he does.  But let’s say he didn’t.  Let’s say he has Mr. Equipment Manager on his staff ensure that he always goes onto the field […]

Manufacturing waste: opening up a can of worms

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Seems like a lot of things in manufacturing end up with acronyms.  Occasionally you’ll step into a room and think that Robin Williams stepped out of Good Morning Vietnam to conduct the morning training session.
A lot of time the acronyms are just created to avoid something long to say, but the ones that are truly […]

Value your customers…and mean it

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

I just received an email in my inbox regarding a (complimentary) magazine subscription that states:
You have been part of a select group of senior IT professionals who rely on [Magazine Name] to bring them 50 issues per year loaded with unique editorial and in-depth analysis for business technology buyers.

Okay, so how big is a "select […]