WSJ.com – As Microsoft Fumbles, Marketers Supplant Tech Managers: I could care less, personally, if Microsoft delays their next version, “Windows Vista.” But, there’s an interesting manufacturing related item toward the end of the WSJ article. “Analysts briefed by Microsoft…
Something still doesn’t seem right, after thinking about it more in a cab ride, about the Dell quality numbers and the cost to repair these motherboards (see first article below). The Dell spokesman claims, in the Business Week article, that…
Article Link –> Dell Will Miss Q3 Target – CIO News Alerts – Blog – CIO Dell Computer announced they are not going to meet Wall Street estimates for the second straight quarter, so it’s open season on them by…
BetterProcess Podcast and Blog: PC every 5 seconds… Thanks to the BetterProcess blog for this article. The new Dell factory in NC is talking about 5 second takt times, then eventually 2.5 second takt times. Well, they don’t say “takt.”…
The Register This isn’t really a “lean” story, but the idea of customer focus strikes me here. As a company, how do you handle things when customers can so openly communicate with each other on the internet? Customers were complaining…
Evolving Excellence: (Superfactory Blog) Thought provoking post from the Superfactory blog. The blogger asks the question “Has Toyota become an “old” benchmark for modern-day excellence? “ My short answer is “no.” Check it out… my comments are there on the…
KLTV 7 Tyler-Longview-Jacksonville, TX: Another company looking for handouts. I found it funny that the Dell VP would say “I’m worried for our country” if North Carolina didn’t give them a zero taxes for 20 years deal to open a…
