Podcast: Entrepreneur#2 – XONITEK in the House!
The boys of Business Battlefield corral Joseph Paris of XONITEK for an encore appearance to talk about entrepreneurism and the TEWT! This is the internet version, uncut, un-edited…

The boys of Business Battlefield corral Joseph Paris of XONITEK for an encore appearance to talk about entrepreneurism and the TEWT! This is the internet version, uncut, un-edited…

Supply chain challenges are real, but they’re not new, says global trade expert Dustin Burke. In the face of disruptions ranging from natural disasters to pandemics, how do we make sure supply chains can keep up? Burke offers a combination of solutions — from companies sharing risk to better forecasting disruptions — to help create…

It is a do or die decade ahead for big oil companies. With an evermore energy and eco-conscious society things have to change and because oil companies are so large change is often slow and the consequences considerable… Read more
Background What is lean? The majority of people when asked this question reply “waste elimination”. This is true. However, Taiichi Ohno’s original definition of lean was “the complete and thorough elimination of waste to reduce the timeline from receipt of customer order to delivery”. To achieve this more complete definition necessitates the creation of product…

Why most operational excellence starts in the wrong place The moment you realise you don’t understand the work A few years ago, I was working with a large public service organisation that had formally launched what it called a ‘transformation programme’. On paper, everything looked right. There was a central team, a roadmap, a set…

Happy New Year from OpEx Society & TED! To celebrate the closing of the year, TED has asked people around their office what talks have inspired the most to make New Year’s resolutions. Check out this article to read their answers, and watch some of the most inspiring talks ever. Hint: many found aspirations hidden in unexpected talks….

The case for—and against—digital employees Summary. All companies want to provide their customers with richer and more engaging experiences. The challenge is how to scale the experiences in a way that does not depersonalize or commodify them. Enter the digital human. Rapid progress in computer graphics, coupled with advances in AI, is putting humanlike faces…