“Lean Six Sigma Must Be a Waste of Energy” by XONITEK’s Joseph Paris & continued media coverage of the Operational Excellence Society – Published in Lean Management Journal in May 2012.
The business response to COVID has seen that many employees are able to work (and manage) from the comforts of their home (or wherever) while those whose physical presence is required have no such option. In this episode, JP, Mule, and our guests talk about the benefits and risks of working remotely; more specifically, the…
We often hear about “one version of the truth”—the one source for operating data that everyone in a company agrees is the real, trusted number with which to plan and measure performance. Without this definitive information, people spend a lot of time arguing about the validity of numbers, the impact of a challenge or opportunity, and…
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”*,…
Every once in a while, a sense of unease comes over me as if I have become untethered and feeling adrift from what I know.Not to be confused with the near euphoria I feel when I embark on an adventure into some unknown, this feeling of being detached is somewhat cold and comes with it…
I have refrained from discussing Healthcare in my articles because the topic is so politically polarized. If I say that I am “for” healthcare reform, I am labeled a “socialist” (or worse) who is against free-markets – and if I say that I am against healthcare reform, then I am a heartless free-market capitalist. I wonder,…
11th Annual Industrial Engineering Congress Puebla, Mexico October 6-9, 2008 Joseph F. Paris, Jr., President of XONITEK Corporation, will serve as a keynote speaker at the 11th Annual Industrial Engineering Congress this October 6th – 9th in Puebla , Mexico . Mr. Paris’ keynote presentation,“ Blue Ocean Strategy”* – Listening to the voice of the “non-customer”, will take place on Monday, October 6th at 1pm, shortly following the Congress’…
