Holiday Wishes from Joseph Paris and the XONITEK Team…
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Unless you are a person that firmly believes there will be a second wave – or even that there might be a second wave – the reactions and measures taken to the COVID-19 pandemic are starting to calm down and the world is beginning to unwind the measures that have been put in place; albeit…

Every once in a while, a sense of unease comes over me as if I have become untethered and feeling adrift from what I know. Not to be confused with the near euphoria I feel when I embark on an adventure into some unknown, this feeling of being detached is somewhat cold and comes with…

“On Singling Out Followers”, by XONITEK’s Joseph Paris, reflects on Willi Schneider’s article, published in an earlier edition of LMJ, and expresses his view on followership. Plus, continued media coverage of the Operational Excellence Society. Published in Lean Management Journal in the June 2013 issue. Download PDF

I grew-up in Binghamton, New York – actually a “suburb” of Binghamton, New Yorkcalled West Corners.West Corners was a nice little community and, as a child, seemed more akin to “Green Acres” and “The Waltons” than the nearby birthplace of such industrial stalwarts as Endicott-Johnson Shoes (remember “Father and Son Shoes”?), Link Simulation (the founding father of modern simulation) and that…

As Continuous Improvement practitioners, it is natural (even a passion) to always seek ways to improve ourselves and the value we drive to our colleagues and the companies for which we work. During our quest for this personal and professional development, sometimes we know precisely which areas we wish to improve our skillsets and where…
In the October 2007 installment of “Synchronization”, I wrote an article which gave an overview of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and the benefits of using the technology. Savings in time and paperwork along with the ability to quickly send and receive information are some of the best reasons to embark on an EDI solution. However, the one thing that needs…
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