In a global marketplace, companies have a primal motivation for continually improving the value-proposition of their offering. They have to outpace the competition and offer more and more, for less and less, otherwise risk losing the customer. To meet these demands of the customer requires that companies constantly seek to increase the velocity of throughput…
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Operational Excellence by Design Issue: 4 APRIL 2014 “Operational Excellence is a state of readiness that is attained as the efforts throughout the organization reach a state of alignment for achieving its strategies; and where the corporate culture is committed to the continuous and deliberate improvement of company performance AND the circumstances of those who…
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As the sun traverses the heavens ever higher with each and every day, winter has finally been forced to release us from its frigid embrace. With every passing day, the mud gives way to green grass, the trees burst with the youthfulness of light green leaves, fruit trees are in full blossom and abuzz with…
Details“It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint”, by XONITEK’s Joseph Paris discusses the perennial problem of attempting to apply lean strategies, whilst failing to engage in honest conversations that ensure the company works in unison. Published in Lean Management Journal in the March 2014 issue. Download PDF
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Operational Excellence by Design Issue: 3 MARCH 2014 “Operational Excellence is a state of readiness that is attained as the efforts throughout the organization reach a state of alignment for achieving its strategies; and where the corporate culture is committed to the continuous and deliberate improvement of company performance AND the circumstances of those…
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It’s March – finally. The Winter darkness has noticeably given way to longer hours of daylight. The cold and the snows are abating. The crocuses and early spring flowers are in bloom. It’s a pleasure to waken to the birds chirping. And a person can feel that Spring is just around the corner. That is,…
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