ByTED
Human-computer interaction researcher and designer Sean Follmer, designs shape-changing and deformable interfaces that are build to make the most of our natural dexterity and spatial abilities. In this paradigm-shifting TED talk, he poses the question: What will the world look like when we move beyond the keyboard and mouse? He answers the same question by employing himself…
ByHBR.org
The latest word from Harvard Business Review in regard to up-keeping organizational performance, has much to do with how to stay relevant in today’s ever-changing technological atmosphere. As opposed to having your employees learn a set of skills and then being “prepared” for their careers ahead, it’s more about getting them to keep learning over…
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…
Welcome to Episode 5 of the Outliers Inn podcast series – Lean Six Sigma Topic: Lean Six Sigma – Join us as we discuss how to deliver operational excellence from the shop floor all the way up to management. Hosts: Joseph Paris, Founder of the OpEx Society & The XONITEK Group of Companies & Benjamin Taylor, Managing Partner of RedQuadrant. Guests: Kevin…
Whilst few within supply chain would argue against the concept and its potential benefits, there are barriers. Research carried out across leading manufacturing companies within the U.S.A showed that whilst 90% considered themselves as lean, only 20% extended deployment beyond the shop floor. Within the supply chain the main barriers were identified as: Perception that…
Although it is undeniable that Apple reigns supreme when it comes to making money, it is similarly true that the company is all the more facing even greater expectations. It seems there is no end in sight for the company that has amassed unspeakable amounts of money in a relatively short period of time. But with…
