Euro Dogma or Greek Drachma?
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 admission of such…
PRESS RELEASE: XONITEK 3rd Annual EU Summit Highlights
3rd EU Operational Excellence Summit, Budapest & Milan Download Strategic Role of Leaders The 3rd Annual EU Operational Excellence Summit organized by XONITEK Group of Companies took place at the beginning of June in Budapest and Milan. It was an international forum for practitioners, experts and academics where strategies and methods of achieving operational excellence in…
5 Myths Every Business Must Avoid in order to Survive by Vivian Hairston Blade
Recession Plagued At a recent stockholder’s meeting, the Vice President of Sales for a global manufacturer reported, “The economy has been tough on our industry. Sales volumes significantly declined and have not nearly returned to pre-recession levels. The company has laid off employees, cut expenses and, unfortunately, has had to cut price to remain competitive. Competitors have cut price as…
Is the Lack of Lean Six Sigma Accreditation a Vacuum Worth Filling? by Georges Van Cauwenbergh
A while back in a meeting with several colleagues – Master Black Belts, Black Belts and Green Belts – someone asked the question: “How credible are our accreditations of Lean Six Sigma?”This is a very good question. I ran my own business for 13 years and remember the struggle of traditional project Management several years ago….
Amazon.com; Change-agent of Retail & Logistics
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) and Kline’s (a men’s…
Why do Some Dashboards Succeed While Others Fail? by Rita Hadden
At a recent Gov 2.0 Summit, Ellen Miller, a recipient of prestigious technology accolades and an advocate for Open Government who promotes the use of technology to increase transparency, said that the data in the USASpending.gov dashboard “is almost useless”. Miller stated that some numbers on this dashboard are “over reporting, under reporting, and not reporting”*, while…