Is This Any Way to Run a Railroad?

You think you’ve got problems? Amtrak’s got an overpaid workforce. Its trains and tracks are falling apart. Worse, the carrier’s balance sheet is a flat-out mess.

Start with Demand

Demand-driven manufacturing is radically altering how some businesses serve customers.

Dude, Where’s My Printer?

RFID technology may well revolutionize how companies track their products.

Editor’s Note: this article is a bit topical, but I found its discussion of the pitfalls of RFID useful (and usually ignored in similar articles)

Who’s the Boss?

Shareholder activists want more say in how American companies are run.