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There has been a lot written lately of the “Gig Economy” – the notion that, in the future of earning a living, there will no longer be jobs, just work. It’s an earnings environment where the supply and demand for skillsets are contracted between those that have a need and those who can fulfill that…
It is time for the top leadership in organizations of all sizes to recognize that an ad-hoc approach to managing e-mail is highly inefficient and an enormous drag on human resources. E-mail management: the prioritization, planning and archiving of e-mail should be systemized and standardized in every organization.
I hear people talking about “WIP” and I have to say that I have no Idea what they are talking about. Also, I hear this “WIP thing” used when they want to reduce the time it takes to do parts in a manufacturing plant. What are they talking about, and how can this help me speed up…
XONITEK Unites Executives Across North America for Lean Six Sigma Forum & Day at the Races Synergy Holdings, Inc. Founder Ryk Schmahmann (left) greets Rick Hulse (right) with a warm handshake, as the event is reconviened in the Club House Turf Terrace at the Saratoga Race Course. Schmahmann traveled from Maple Ridge, Canada to attend…
Global competition is at such a dynamic level that any day lost without operations improvement imperils the company’s economic livelihood. To out pace the aggressive environment, companies must create a competitive advantage that establishes greater stakeholder value through radical improvements in product and process. One of the most prominent methods currently being utilized by many companies to…
Joseph Heller wrote in his novel, Good as Gold, “The most advanced and penultimate stage of civilization is attained when chaos masquerades as order.” I’m pretty sure we’ve already arrived.
