2011-Aug: Operational Excellence By Design eNewsletter
Featured Articles: Operational Excellence for Facilities Management How to Build an Authentic Personal Brand What is the Effect of WIP on Process Cycle Times?
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Question: What immediately comes to mind when you hear the phrase “Facilities Management”? If you are similar to the average person, you immediately think of “Janitorial Services”, “Property Maintenance” and other comparable and rather mundane tasks associated with the more superficial aspects of maintaining a building and its surrounding property. You might even think of routine…
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Featured Articles: Euro Dogma or Greek Drachma? Change or Perish: The Future is Guaranteed to No One High Performing Organizations & Lean Six-Sigma; Achieve Dramatic Results
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The nation of Greece is bankrupt. Let’s just say it plainly and simply. Let’s not use “poli-speak” words aimed at soothing the sting or trying to maintain someone’s self-esteem such as; “insolvent”, or “challenged”, or “bust”. And let’s be even more plain, any manner of restructuring of debt, other than “arm’s length” transaction, is the…
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Featured Articles: Amazon.com: Change-agent of Retail & Logistics Is the Lack of Lean Six-Sigma Accreditation a Vacuum Worth Filling? 5 Myths Every Business Must Avoid
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I grew up in Endicott, New York. Its claim to fame is being the birthplace of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). In the mid-60’s through the mid-80’s, Washington Avenue (the main retail district) – also known simply as “The Ave” – was a-buzz with retail activities from family-owned retailers such as Burt’s (a department store)…
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Featured Articles: Convenient Half Truths with which Everyone Chooses to Live Force Multipliers for High Performance Teams Why Do Some Dashboards Succeed…and Others Fail?
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