Eurologistics Magazine: Lean is a Journey
“Lean jest podróżą” by Joseph Paris published in the October 2011 issue of Eurologistics Magazine – in Polish. Download PDF “Lean is a Journey” – Original article in English. Download PDF
Joseph Paris is an international expert in the field of Operational Excellence, organizational design, strategy design and deployment, and helping companies become high-performance organizations. His vehicles for change include being the Founder of; the XONITEK Group of Companies; the Operational Excellence Society; and the Readiness Institute.
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Whoosh…THUMP!
Stuff…. Wikipedia defines “stuff” as “items, things or matter”. It goes on to say that; “Stuff” can also refer to a particular woolen cloth woven in the United Kingdom and – somewhat disturbingly – “stuffing” is referred to as a “substance” often placed in the cavities of food items. A “substance”? Like it’s otherwise unidentifiable? I…
The Euro’s Future Can Be Found in the Dollar’s Past
I have been quizzed by some readers, “What do currencies in general – and the challenges facing the Euro and its member countries in particular – have to do with Operational Excellence?” For that matter, what do discussions that involve “geo-politics” have to do with Operational Excellence? Both are very fair questions.
Operational Excellence for Facilities Management
Question: What immediately comes to mind when you hear the phrase “Facilities Management”? If you are similar to the average person, you immediately think of “Janitorial Services”, “Property Maintenance” and other comparable and rather mundane tasks associated with the more superficial aspects of maintaining a building and its surrounding property. You might even think of routine…
Eurologistics Magazine: Amazon.com – Change agent of retail and logistics
“AMAZON.COM: Rewolucyjny model sprzedaży i logistyki”, published in the July 2011 issue of Eurologistics Magazine – in Polish. Download PDF
Euro Dogma or Greek Drachma?
The nation of Greece is bankrupt. Let’s just say it plainly and simply. Let’s not use “poli-speak” words aimed at soothing the sting or trying to maintain someone’s self-esteem such as; “insolvent”, or “challenged”, or “bust”. And let’s be even more plain, any manner of restructuring of debt, other than “arm’s length” transaction, is the admission of…
