Practice makes perfect. We all know that to be largely true, so let’s use that axiom to prepare our businesses for change. Your organization likely …
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Preparing For Change
Category Archives: Transform Your Business
To Reduce Lead-Time, First Define It
Leadtime is either a competitive advantage, or a competitive disadvantage to your manufacturing business. Most of you want to improve it, i.e., reduce it. That …
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The Why, When, Where, and How Much of Data Collection
Industry 4.0 is all about the wise capture, analytics, and use of data. Typically companies seek to improve the speed and quality of decision-making, often …
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Are You Today’s Buggy Whip?
An enduring business must offer more than today’s product and serve more than today’s industries. Products come and go, as do industries. Just ask the …
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Caught Between Now and Then
Today’s operational crises often interfere with the strategic thinking of leaders. We can’t let that happen, except in the most unusual of circumstances. Expediting orders …
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CEO Fear Limits Success
A recent LA times article shared survey results that found the vast majority of CEOs are in fear of losing their jobs in 2022. In …
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Your New Business Model
Is there a business anywhere that has not been impacted by the changes of the last few years? I can’t think of one. Is there …
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Escaping Disruption
We’re surrounded and buffeted by all types of disruption. Until recently, customers bullied suppliers, employers bullied employees, and companies made few exceptions to the rules …
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The One Thing Stopping You!
While 2020 and 2021 tossed us all around with unexpected changes, 2022 may well offer much the same. But none of us can afford to …
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Heijunka is For Thinking Too
This week between Christmas and New Year is commonly wasted by US manufacturers. I get the holiday spirit, and that people need to relax and …
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