2021-Feb; Trust Me, I’m an Engineer
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The Fault Lies Not in the Stars, but Within Ourselves
I hear all too often from professionals in Continuous Improvement how “Senior Leadership does not give me the support I need”. Some go further by making the claim that “Senior Leadership just doesn’t understand”. And some go further still and make the suggesting there is a conscious, if not curious, effort by senior leaders to…
The car that parks itself
The Economist reports that according to Google, cars that need no driver are just around the corner. But Google does not make cars (yet), so it will be up to firms that do to bring the technology to the market. And with carmakers being a conservative bunch, the autonomous car is to arrive slowly and…
How ERP Can Help in Lean Implementation
News reports over the last several months continue to paint a gloomy picture for today’s economy. Rising material and labor costs, weak consumer spending, and the collapsing housing market are hammering businesses nationwide. Many are looking for ways to re-engineer themselves in order to compensate for flattening growth. To survive, one must do more with the resources they…
Harald Haas: Wireless Data from Every Light Bulb
Communications technology innovator Harald Haas is the mind behind a new technology that allows individuals to simultaneously communicate and illuminate. In this TEDGlobal talk, Haas discusses his brainchild; a lightbulb that transmits data. By flickering the light from a single LED (an action too fast for the human eye to detect) Haas reveals that it…
Business Challenge: Project Benefit Validation
Business Challenge Business Improvement initiatives are getting a lot of press these days: “…our projects saved over $10M in the first 12 months of deployment using BPM”1. Thus, it seems logical for an organization to jump onto the process improvement bandwagon. Much is promised of business improvement efforts, and there are many capable consultants and…
Complexity Creep Impact
It seems not too long ago, many businesses were only local and could be managed directly. However, in a quest to reduce costs and grow sales, businesses have graduated to global status. You might say this is great because the limited market once covered has now expanded exponentially and many more sources of supply have…