The collected Body Of Knowledge of the Operational Excellence Society.
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…
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…
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…
For years, Jason has been an avid exerciser. Running and weight lifting frequent his routine. With such an active exercise regimen, energizing music is definitely required. A few years back, those clunky, skip-prone CD walkmans were the newest craze, but they just didn’t cut it for exercise!
ByTED
In this universally applicable TED-Talk, Yang Lan, journalist, and entrepreneur provides her audience with a glimpse into the next generation of Chinese citizens. She primarily characterizes this generation as urban, connected and alert to matters of injustice. Lan has been frequently referred to as “the Oprah of China”, she delves deeper in into the implications…
Recently, technical discussions at a recent company revealed that there were four different meanings for the term “uptime”. In addition, at another global manufacturer, four plants in the same country utilized different definitions of OEE. Often, the data sources used, as well as the variable definitions and computational procedures are different. Also, plants tend to develop their…
