China’s longest river “cancerous” with pollution I know not all manufacturing in China is offshored formerly-American production. But still, consider this when you are looking to move production to China. “China’s longest river is “cancerous” with pollution and rapidly dying,…
There is not much time left in our contest for the best examples of everyday lean. The contest will continue running until the end of May. We are looking for the best examples of lean in our everyday lives –…
There is not much time left in our contest for the best examples of everyday lean. The contest will continue running until the end of May. We are looking for the best examples of lean in our everyday lives –…
Honda gets closer to picking site for plant (Detroit Free Press) There’s also an article in today’s WSJ about Honda’s growth plans. It also talks about more job cuts announced by GM in the UK. The WSJ (probably channeling a…
WSJ.com – Great Divide: CEO and Worker Pay I’ve never been a fan of Garrison Keiler, but I’m reminded of his famous quote: “Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all…
WSJ.com – In the Lead ($$) The entire headline is “Executives Must Stop Jumping From Fad to Fad and Learn to Manage.” Amen. Excellent column in the WSJ saying that we need to avoid being “copycat managers.” The “program of…
Find Jobs – Senior Specialist Continuous Improvment As a far-too-frequent flyer on American, I can tell you first hand that they need continuous improvement. It always cracks me up when I see typos in quality related items, as with the…
Hamilton Spectator – News I can’t believe I’m about to defend Ford. I’m not a huge believer in the Way Forward, it sounds like a bunch of hype and spin. What Ford (and GM) should work on is designing popular…
WSJ.com – Mom, Apple Pie and…Toyota? Ford and it’s “Way Forward” leader, Mark Fields, have been trying to wrap the company in the U.S. flag and patriotism. “Americans really do want to buy American brands,” asserted Ford Executive Vice President…
AP Wire | 05/10/2006 | Toyota’s quarterly profit jumps 39 percent Quarterly business update on Toyota, including some executive changes. Just about the only recent trouble Toyota has encountered is a $190 million sexual harassment lawsuit filed last week against…
Wall St. Journal (free via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Here is an interesting article on the very manual efforts at AT&T to balance supply (phone circuit capacity) with calling demand. Mothers Day, this Sunday, is the traditional busiest calling day of the…
ContraCostaTimes.com | 05/05/2006 | Consumers feel the sting at pump and elsewhere Post office wants to raise stamp prices – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com: I’m ticked off reading about “fuel surcharges” that many companies are tacking on to their prices…