The Outliers Inn | Thanksgiving
Give a listen… In this episode, JP is thankful to have a regular guest at The Outliers Inn, Don “Beer Man” Burshnick, able to step up and be the co-host on zero notice because Mule has forgotten (yet again) to be in a state of readiness to fulfill his hostly duties. Thanks Beer Man! Beer Man,…
Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – October 2022
Operational Excellence By DesignSM 2022 October Monthly Musing Connecting With Us Founder’s Corner – Joseph Paris Hunger Makes a Good Cook It takes a special kind of person to be an entrepreneur. Most of the time, we are ducks on the water; looking calm on the surface while paddling furiously below. There…
Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – September 2022
Operational Excellence By DesignSM 2022 September Monthly Musing Connecting With Us Founder’s Corner – Joseph Paris Time to rethink Just-In-Time Just-In-Time is an approach to managing inventory flows. The basic premise is that product is not manufactured or procured unless there is a demand for it from the end-customer. For the supply…
Time to rethink Just-In-Time
Just-In-Time (JIT) inventory and manufacturing systems are management strategies where replenishment orders of raw materials, assemblies, and finished goods are based on production schedules; which themselves are based on real customer orders that are due at specific dates (even times). The objective is to increase efficiency and effectiveness by decreasing the waste associated with carrying more…
State of Readiness | Billy Ray Taylor; Author of “The Winning Link”
Give a listen… Hello and welcome to another edition of State of Readiness with your host, Joseph Paris. Today I am happy to have Billy Ray Taylor, CEO of LinkedXL and author of “The Winning Link“ on my podcast. Billy previously worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for 30 years; starting off on the plant…
The Outliers Inn | Coincidences
Give a listen… Mule kicks of the conversation at The Outliers Inn with the season wrap of robots season. Kids being kids, they start off wearing their “Sunday best” and end-up dragging the duds through the grass playing frisbee after the official goings-on are done. JP laments about how packed the flights are. But that there…