Short-term, biased, egotistical decisions can be very expensive for any organization. Political leadership has led to the US Military, the best in the world, losing …
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Category Archives: General-Business
Rationalization: Successful Integration of Operations Requires It
M&A deals rarely accomplish the great financial success outlined in the agreements. Failures in integrating operations dominate those unsatisfactory transactions. About 2 years ago I …
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Follow This Process for Successful Integration of Manufacturing Operations
Why do so many Mergers and Acquisitions fail to find promised success? These next several podcast expand on an earlier series in which I addressed …
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The Private Equity Game has Changed for Manufacturers
While your experience working for a PE firm-owned manufacturer may have been miserable and driven by short term views, that world is changing significantly. More …
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Design for Reuse Continues to Evolve
If you’re not designing for re-use, your operations are making a serious mistake. You may not believe in Global Warming, but maximizing market share and …
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The Only Manufacturing Skills Shortage That Matters
You don’t need CNC operators or machinists nearly as much as you need the one skill that truly matters long term to successful manufacturing companies. …
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Continuous Learning Outperforms Continuous Improvement
Why is CI insufficient for long term success, and what can you do about it? Here is advice for all manufacturing leaders to create operations …
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Five Ways To Increase Profits
Rebecca reveals five aspects of ‘Finish Strong®’ and how they will favorably impact your profits.
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Layout of a Greenfield Operation
