William A. Levinson
Author of "Henry Ford's Lean Vision," a book about the American origins of the Toyota production system and Green Manufacturing.
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Don't Pay "Made in USA" Prices for Cheap Imports: Check the Label for Country of Manufacture Before You BuyMany retailers seem to expect customers to pay "Made in USA" prices for cheap imports from low-wage countries. Consumers should be aware of this and not pay designer label prices for commodities. -
Labor Relations Made Simple: In One Sentence!Henry Ford described unions as an undesirable but necessary response to bad management. The recent controversy over card check unionization reinforces this conclusion. -
Are Extended Warranties Worth the Money?Extended warranties cover the period during which the product is least likely to fail. The consumer is therefore paying money to cover a contingency that is extremely unlikely, while the seller gambles on an (almost) sure thing. -
Make Cars to Order to Improve Auto Industry PerformanceThe auto industry's current distribution system forces wasteful costs into the supply chain. A make to order model would remove these costs, reduce car prices, and increase profits all around. -
Health-Care Reform Will Require Quality System ImprovementsThe cost of poor quality in health care, including inefficiencies and medical mistakes that harm patients, wastes at least 30 cents of every health care dollar.
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The Environmental Protection Agency's Junk Carbon ScienceThe Environmental Protection Agency's recent ruling that carbon dioxide endangers public health is based on pure politics as opposed to exercise of responsibility to protect the public safety from genuine pollutants. -
Is Global Warming Bad?Rising global temperatures contribute to rising sea levels and saline of low-lying areas, but they also make land available for agriculture while creating new economic opportunities.
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Green Manufacturing Jobs Should Be Self-CreatingGreen Manufacturing apparently originated at the Ford Motor Company, where Henry Ford either found uses for all waste materials or, even better, found ways to avoid their generation in the first place.
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A Powerful Alternative Energy Incentive: Let it Offset Electric BillsEnergy from household wind turbines and solar panels is essentially tax-free income because it reduces an electric bill that is paid with after-tax money. If the power source is on the same grid, does it really need to be attached to the house? -
Climate Change and King CanuteThe United States must, especially in light of a recession that has already caused widespread unemployment, reconsider the urgency and even the desirability of costly and probably futile efforts to fight global warming.