ByJoseph F. Paris, Jr.
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“Charting the Right Course” by XONITEK’s Joseph Paris & continued media coverage of the Operational Excellence Society. Published in Lean Management Journal in the February 2013 issue.
As is my habit, I occasionally “google” my name (with XONITEK, so that I don’t get the Joseph Paris that is into hair) to see what might be out there. I get the expected links to the various articles I have written or events in which I have taken part, but occasionally I get surprised.
The Economist takes us back in history to a defining moment in time known as the “Cambrian explosion” – something amazing that happened 540M years ago. At that moment, life forms began to multiply, leading to everything we now know constitutes the universe we live in. A striking analogy is made here by the Economist…
For students in school, it’s graduation time. Many young students are graduating from one grade to the next and still others are graduating from their high school and taking the next big step on their life’s journey into adulthood. Of these, some will go directly into the job market; some will join the armed services;…
This is a big and touchy topic, I know. I intend only to begin a dialog, not present an exhaustive treatise. First, let me define what I mean by “safety stock,” or SS: Not the restrictive, MRP-specific adder to gross requirements, but the general concept of buffer inventory. SS, determined correctly and optimally, protects against random variations…
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel discussion on “Operational Improvement and the Potential that can be Realized” at the Association for Corporate Growth’s (2nd Annual Manufacturing & Logistics Conference” at the Westchester Country Club The conference kicked-off with a keynote address from Matt “Boom” Daniel, the owner of Business Battlefield,…
This article is provided courtesy of theleanmag, a content partner of the Operational Excellence Society. Lean management, often heralded as a transformative approach to business efficiency, harbors a spectrum of controversies that challenge its universal applicability and effectiveness. From workforce reductions misconstrued as efficiency gains to the superficial application of tools devoid of deeper cultural integration, the…
