Ewan Duncan is a principal in the Seattle office and Ron Ritter is a principal in the Miami office of McKinsey & Company, 55 E 52nd Street, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022, 212-446-7000, Fax: 212-446-8575, www.mckinsey.com.
Lean production techniques have been revolutionizing operations for 50 years. Guest columnists Ewan Duncan and Ron Ritter of consulting firm McKinsey & Company think through how coming advances in technology, psychology, and analytics may make the next 50 even more exciting.