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Here you will find a host of information providing insights into operational excellence
and innovation suitable for a range of industries and experience levels…
Renewal presents an opportunity to reflect on your organization’s progress and make adjustments to align with strategic objectives, and personal and professional growth.
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Pharmaceutical manufacturers continue to operate in an increasingly competitive environment, contending with issues that run the gamut from lost revenue from expired, patents, ballooning costs for new drug research and development, changes required by new regulations and other compliance mandates and...
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…discover the improvement opportunities in your service processes, in this discussion with Catherine Converset.
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Relaunching operations after Covid-19 is vital for the company and its employees as well as for the entire community.
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To consistently drive top-line growth, leaders must commit to a disciplined and creative focus on meeting today’s market challenges while strengthening capabilities for future competitive mastery. It’s a matter of keeping the core business running optimally without losing sight of what’s on the horizon—and being prepared for and open to “creative destruction.”
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Innovation in fiber and textiles affects everything from packaging to wearable electronics to aerospace materials to the clothes we wear. In this month’s feature we take a look at how innovation is at work in textile companies that are drawing on the mechanics and properties of the natural world and on the critical needs of demanding customers like emergency workers and soldiers.
Read moreWe frequently hear the term “servant leader” used to describe an ideally “enlightened” manager or executive. People who instinctively welcome the idea of servant leadership often see it as a sort of inverted management pyramid, with executives supporting the rest of the organization.
Read moreWhy do so many companies do lean things, but struggle to become a truly lean company?
The answer lies with the reluctance of mid-level management to adopt the improvement mindset.
This unique volume delivers a clear, concise overview of the Toyota Production System and kaizen in the very words of the architect of both of these movements, Taiicho Ohno. Taiichi Ohno’s Workplace Management is a classic that shows how Toyota managers were taught to think.
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Addressing administrative waste is not just a matter of improving efficiency; it’s about safeguarding morale and unlocking the organization’s full […]
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You've Got to Set Your R&D Teams Up to Succeed
What if you could increase by 20 to 25% the number of overall projects that your R&D team can manage simultaneously? And at the same time, free up enough time to work closely with your marketing/sales teams to ideate new solutions or products for customers?
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COE 2023 SUMMIT Come to the @Center for Operational Excellence at The Ohio State University’s annual Summit on April 11-13 […]
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The customer journey should be priority #1 on everyone’s agenda. Therefore improving processes and better ways of working is essential and should be supported by Leaders.
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