Body of Knowledge

The collected Body Of Knowledge of the Operational Excellence Society.

Body of Knowledge
Crossing Continents! XONITEK Partners with AFOES Consultants
ByOperational Excellence Society October 20, 2011January 2, 2020
Crossing Continents! XONITEK Partners with AFOES Consultants Crossing continents! XONITEK Consulting Group Int’l and AFOES Consultants reach out to form a new partnership to ensure all organizations benefit from the consistent and high quality professional skills & resources available from this joint venture. XONITEK which specializes in Operational Excellence (Lean / Six-Sigma and Sustainability) is pleased to announce a new partnership with AFOES…
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Setting the Course for Recovery
ByGary Wood October 8, 2011November 10, 2016
Accepting the recession landscape has been extraordinarily painful. The recovery journey will have challenges that must be embraced to create a sustainable business in the new, post recession landscape. How do we establish new operational excellence framework in this unsettled landscape? For the foreseeable future, ERP and Operations Managers will journey through a dynamic business landscape that…
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What a Stronger Chinese Yuan means for the U.S.
ByReuters.com October 6, 2011April 12, 2021
It has been broadly accepted that the Chinese Yuan is undervalued. However, what remains to be established is how fast the yuan should appreciate in value. One way or another, this adjustment will have global implications. A sharp rise in China’s yuan currency might cut the U.S. trade deficit by up to one-third, as well…
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Who Should Run the Internet? A Plaything of Powerful Nations
ByEconomist.com October 6, 2011April 8, 2021
Over 2,000 netheads from over 100 different countries recently gathered in Nairobi for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). This conference is organised under United Nations auspices and excellently models what is often referred to as the “multi-stakeholder” model. This forum model dictates that all involved are able to have their say, and final decisions are…
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Amazon: The Walmart of the Web
ByEconomist.com October 6, 2011April 8, 2021
Only a few years post its launch in 1995, public expectation was that Amazon would be crushed by its competitor Barnes & Noble. Contrary to expectations, it appeared to be the one now doing the crushing. On the 28th of September, Jeff Bezos, CEO offered the world a glimpse at the companies latest tablet: the…
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Reserve Currencies: Climbing Greenback Mountain
ByEconomist.com October 6, 2011April 8, 2021
According to many forecasters, China is moving towards making the yuan a fully fledged reserve currency so as to rival the dollar and the euro. China’s policymakers are still undecided on the matter, however – as they often are with regard to freeing finance. On the one hand, restricting the flow of money into and…
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