Harvard Business Review

All the Ways Hiring Algorithms Can Introduce Bias

In today’s age, the question comes to fore: Do hiring algorithms prevent bias, or amplify it? This fundamental question has emerged as a point of tension between the technology’s proponents and its skeptics, but arriving at the answer is more complicated than it appears. HBR means that hiring is rarely a single decision, but rather…

Batch Plant Performance Improvement in Chemical and Life Science Manufacturing

Batch Plant Performance Improvement in Chemical and Life Science Manufacturing

In the process industry, three things can impact your productivity; machine downtime, variations in batch cycle times and losing a batch because it is out of specification. In either case and simply put, when your equipment is down or it’s not reliably producing product, you risk missing production targets – in every case – are…

chemistry

State of Readiness; Stephane Jeanmart, Syngenta

Welcome to this episode of the State of Readiness podcast – with Stephane Jeanmart from Syngenta I welcome Stephane Jeanmart, Chemistry Operational Excellence Lead at Syngenta, a global agrochemical business headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.  In this episode, Stephane shares his journey from being formally trained in Chemistry, a discipline of predictable outcomes governed by formulas…

Mathematical Model Reveals the Patterns of How Innovations Arise

Mathematical Model Reveals the Patterns of How Innovations Arise

MIT Sloan means that innovation is one of the driving forces in our world. The constant creation of new ideas and their transformation into technologies and products forms a powerful cornerstone for 21st century society. Indeed, many universities and institutes, along with regions such as Silicon Valley, cultivate this process. The crux of the article…

Operational Excellence Webinar Series – Leading in Tough Times ; The Role of Systems Thinking

Operational Excellence Webinar Series – Leading in Tough Times ; The Role of Systems Thinking

The Operational Excellence Society is proudly hosting its latest online business educational initiative, coined The Operational Excellence Webinar Series. This webinar’s thought leader is Benjamin P. Taylor, Managing Partner at RedQuadrant. Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (EDT) Webinar Abstract When tough times hit, it is crucial that people collaborate. In a time of political uncertainty and…

Operational Excellence Webinar Series – Strategic Financial and Operational Performance Management

Operational Excellence Webinar Series – Strategic Financial and Operational Performance Management

The Operational Excellence Society is proudly hosting its latest online business educational initiative, coined the Operational Excellence Webinar series. This webinar’s thought leader is Joseph Paris from the Operational Excellence Society. Webinar Abstract Functional silos remain the primary barrier to strategy execution. Research consistently confirms this fact. But they persist, despite efforts to eliminate them. In fact, 80%…