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Successfully defying strategies of the Chinese mechanical engineering industry

European Mechanical engineering companies have served the world as a constant source of product innovation, claiming high standards in product quality, services and talents. However, these strengths have been matched, if not surpassed, by different strengths in China, the faster and cheaper competitor. Europe’s mechanical engineering companies should not underestimate the challenges, because the effects…

sustainability

Sustainability contest: System vs. Human

According to the BTOES Nov 2017 Operational Excellence survey, sustainability is the biggest focus area for Operational excellence in the coming year, how should this be achieved? Through a system based approach or through a human-centered focus? What do we mean by a human-centered focus for sustainability? There are several elements to a human based…

Five Steps Guaranteed to Increase B2B Sales Revenue and Margins

So, how is your company’s sales process working? Responses to that question often paint an ugly picture: “We just don’t have the discipline to make a sales process work.” “We put it in place but the people just don’t follow it. They like to do their own thing.” “We have trouble because our sales managers…

RFID

RFID Solutions vs. Business Solutions with RFID: Toward Operational Excellence

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit Aristotle Executive management of numerous companies have successfully implemented Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions to improve inventory management, increase visibility in supply chain, create customer value and advance competitiveness in the global marketplace. The majority of these solutions are using…