Imagine this scenario: An upstart high-tech firm in Silicon Valley has an idea for an offering which promises to transform the lives of tens of millions of people across the United States. It has adequate funding and an abundance of time for product design and development leading-up to its launch. To be sure, there are…
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Operational Excellence by DesignSM Issue: 11 November 2013 “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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Operational Excellence by DesignSM Issue: 10 October 2013 “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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Every moment of every day, a person takes action. Some of these actions are involuntary in that the person does not have to contemplate their taking place, such as: breathing, the heart beating, digestive process, etc… And some of these actions are voluntary in that the person is consciously involved in taking the action, such…
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Operational Excellence by DesignSM Issue: 9 September 2013 “Operational Excellence is when the efforts throughout the organization are in 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 work there – to pursue ‘Operational Excellence by…
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So, you are thinking about embarking upon a Continuous Improvement (CI) Journey at your company. Or, more than likely, you are going to be RE-embarking upon a CI Journey at your company. But where do you start? At the beginning, of course… “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu But is…
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