The Cleveland Clinic is widely recognized as one of the best medical systems in the world. And its delivery of medical services deserves that recognition. …
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Excellence Betrayed by Mediocrity
Category Archives: Supply Chain Management
Moving Manufacturing Operations From China Because…..
A number of manufacturers have announced plans to leave China, primarily due to the upheaval in Hong Kong and impacts of the government’s “zero covid” …
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Is Yours a Supply Chain, Or Supply Mush?
As we advanced from craftsmen through the industrial revolution, Henry Ford decided the best way to make automobiles was a 100% vertically integrated business model. …
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A Chip is Not a Chip
In 2019 manufacturers were struggling to onboard and retain important workers, to obtain supplies when needed, and to meet the level of performance that customers …
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C’mon Man! Stop Blaming Your Supply Chain
My computer is running slow today. They keep moving things around here. Someone called off so I’m doing it all myself. And now, it’s the …
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Building Business Muscle
Maximizing current profits by definition sacrifices the long term investments that attaining your mission requires. My concept of “strategic profits” addresses how to think about …
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Stop the Pendulum!
Following the inflation, high interest rates, and economic downturn of the late 1970s and early 1980s, American manufactures felt significant price pressures. They, wrongly, believed …
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Product Rationalization
We all know we have to be innovative. Many of us demonstrate that by introducing new products regularly. Do they all make sense? Should we …
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Choosing Your Digital Transformation Partner(s)
No manufacturer can afford to ignore the concept of Digital Transformation. Yes, there continues some small need for manual lathes, but don’t plan your future …
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Digital Transformation: Blockchain
It is always smart to start with a business case before deciding to move forward with a specific technology in your digital transformation. The same …
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