Change or Perish; The Future is Guaranteed to No One by Stephen Long
“When you’re through changing, you’re through.” – Bruce Barton (Early 20th Century Advertising Executive) Ahh, consultants!—purveyors of ideas, concepts and theoretical models. As I am considered a member of this distinguished fraternity, I realize that at times we create more problems than solutions. Take change, for example. Most clients want projects completed quickly at the lowest cost possible. Many…
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…
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…
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….
Convenient Half-Truths with which Everyone Chooses to Live
Several years ago I had an awakening. I came to the realization that technology, by and large, did not live-up to its promises and that this gap between promises and reality was ever widening. This was (and is) especially true of business information systems – most usually referred to as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.