Compete on price, go out of business.
I spend a lot of time in the world of “Continuous Improvement”. I speak on the subject at Conferences and Universities around the world. I write articles about it. I am even on the Editorial Board of the Lean Management Journal. So I guess that I spend more than just time, I am thoroughly invested in…
From Lean to “Operational Excellence”
The ‘Lean’ methodology originally applied to manufacturing and design processes, as ‘Lean manufacturing’ was championed by the pre-eminent American, Dr Edwards Deming. In the post war boom years, US industry shunned Deming’s work, so Deming transported his methods and concepts to the fledgling Japanese auto manufacturers. Deming’s early Lean methodologies focused mainly around the application of…
Business Challenge: Project Benefit Validation
Business Challenge Business Improvement initiatives are getting a lot of press these days: “…our projects saved over $10M in the first 12 months of deployment using BPM”1. Thus, it seems logical for an organization to jump onto the process improvement bandwagon. Much is promised of business improvement efforts, and there are many capable consultants and companies…
EuroLogistics Magazine – “Gemba za oknem” by Joseph Paris – November 2012
“Gemba za oknem” (Lean Management), by Joseph Paris published in the October/November 2012 issue of Eurologistics Magazine – in Polish. Download PDF
Lean Management Journal – Joseph Paris reviews Jim Bowie’s “Lean Acres”: November 2012
XONITEK’s Joseph Paris reviews Jim Bowie’s book Lean Acres & continued media coverage of the Operational Excellence Society. Published in Lean Management Journal in the November 2012 issue. Download PDF
Healthcare: No End In Sight – Poor Value at Unsustainable Costs
Something is seriously wrong… The healthcare industry as a whole in the United States is corrupt, dysfunctional, ineffective, and inefficient. And regardless of “party affiliation”, everyone appears to share this opinion. The only real disagreement (and a heated disagreement at that) is what should be done about it, and whether what has been done to date…