Using Lean and Cost Reduction to Counter Rising Materials Costs
E-Z-GO's Kevin Holleran 040608 - The Augusta ChronicleOn this blog, we often talk about the Lean concept that a…
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Profit = Price – Cost
Learning from Restaurants
Cutback Cuisine - WSJ.com:If you're a regular reader, you know I like to try to draw from non-traditional sources…
United Adds $25 Fee for 2nd Bag
Yahoo News StoryBy Mike R. Lopez:I saw this story about United Airlines charging customers to check a SECOND bag.…
Partly Correct on Rising Car Prices
GM Expects Car-Price Rise - WSJ.comGM is raising prices:"In December, GM raised its prices an average of…
Once Again, Prices are Set by the Market, Not Your Costs
NPR: Airline Prices Depend on AirportI haven't harped on this theme for a while, but I was reminded of it from this…
P&G and Target Pricing
P&G's Global Target: Shelves of Tiny Stores - WSJ.com:Interesting article in the WSJ about how Proctor &…
Parker Hannifin and Market Driven Pricing
Seeking Perfect Prices, CEO Tears Up the Rules - WSJ.comI haven't mentioned it in a while, was trying to give it a…
Blame the Vendor or Hospital Purchasing??
I'm sure most of you are familiar with or have used the Akro blue bins for organizing parts, tools, or a kanban…
GM Goes Big with Inventory
WSJ: At GM, Curbing Inventories Calls For Juggling ActFrom the article:At the end of December, GM had more than…
We’d be fine if you just Paid us More
Hospitals prescribe increased reimbursements from insurers to aid recovery of sickly health care systemHospitals…
See, GM raises prices because they can
GM raises price of some '07s | Chicago Tribune:The other day, I complained about how GM was "forced" to raise…
GM Thinks Its Entitled to Price Increases – WRONG
Materials costs force GM to raise pricesYet another example of a non-lean mindset company thinking they are…
Some Honesty in Pricing for Once
U.S. airlines raise fares by up to $10 each wayHere is some rare honesty in the discussion about how prices are…
The "Because I Can" Surcharge
ContraCostaTimes.com | 05/05/2006 | Consumers feel the sting at pump and elsewhere
Post office wants to raise…
Hey GM! Prices Are Set by the Market
Headline:General Motors Cuts Prices on 80 Percent of Its U.S. ModelsRemember the "new" Toyota Production System…
More on the Toyota Cost/Profit Model
Evolving Excellence: Its About Cost, Stupid!Great post here by Bill Waddell about the Toyota "Profit/Cost" model…
Local firms are squeezed by gas prices
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- San Diego: This story is from California, but I've also seen it in the…
More Whining About Not Being Able to Pass Along Costs
JS Online: Manufacturing outlook dips, but index is still strong:When I saw this headline (also a WSJ article…