Tag: China
So More like Summer Camp than a Prison?
via Evolving ExcellenceFoxconn, the contractor that makes the iPods is being more specific now in their denials about employee mistreatment in China.Please check out...
My iPod was made in a Prison?
iPod City: Apple criticized for factory conditions
There was a fairly shocking story in the Sunday Mail, a London newspaper, about the iPod factory conditions...
Common Sense on Offshoring and Lean
Democrat & Chronicle: BusinessLet's hope this becomes the trend, rather than indiscriminate offshoring of manufacturing work to China. This is the second article...
China’s Industrial Pollution
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...
A Return to Canadian Manufacturing… Sort Of
globeandmail.com : KODIAK COMES HOMEAt first glance, this looks like a heartwarming story of a Canadian manufacturer that "came home" after bouncing around different...
China Show on Discovery HD
Discovery HD Theater :: Episode :: Getting RichFor those with HDTV, a show tonight that focuses on China and the rise of the manufacturing...
Toyota Doesn’t Head to China?
globeandmail.com : Toyota heads to SimcoeToyota is investing $50M to build a parts plant in Ontario. This plant will supply parts to the...
Using Lean to Ship TO CHINA
Neosho Daily NewsFor a while there, Wisconsin was the hotbed of lean articles. This week, it's Missouri, and both articles are in a...
"The Customer Is God"
tompeters!
This quote came from a frenetic Tom Peters slide deck (link above, see slide #14).
"THE CUSTOMER IS GOD AND THE MARKET DECIDES EVERYTHING."
That sounds...
La-Z-Boy changing production lines to compete with China
Neosho Daily NewsHere is a nice story from Missouri about how La-Z-Boy is converting it's plant (and others) from "batch and queue" to a...
A little TPM could save China’s drinking water?
Reuters AlertNet:Poisoned river shows dark side of China's boomThe growth of China, along with the outsourcing of manufacturing work, isn't just an economic issue,...
Perspective on Wal-Mart and China
WSJ.com - Business WorldI know it's popular to say that Wal-Mart is killing U.S. manufacturing because of its insistence in driving manufacturers to China.Here...
