EuroLogistics Magazine – “Gemba za oknem” by Joseph Paris
“Gemba za oknem” (Lean Management), by Joseph Paris published in the October/November 2012 issue of Eurologistics Magazine – in Polish.

“Gemba za oknem” (Lean Management), by Joseph Paris published in the October/November 2012 issue of Eurologistics Magazine – in Polish.

In 1993, two cities in China bravely chose to ignore doctrine, old laws, and 40 years of failed policies, in the hopes of developing a better approach to managing their economies. Their solution? They decided to privatize many of their companies, and subsequently began one of the Chinese state’s first attempts to change its relationship…

The Economist reports on Finland’s role in the Euro Crisis: It has least to gain from a grand bargain to save the euro – and that could prove to become a big problem. As things currently stand around the Finn Red Line, Finlandās finance minister, Jutta Urpilainen, caused a stir when she said that her country…

China itself is a large part of the world economy. As a result, this year it will make a noteworthy contribution to world growth overall. The more challenging question, however, is whether it can make a big contribution to the rest of the world’s growth? China is currently the largest export market for many countries….

One would think that the assets of a company with headquarters that encompasses around 1 million square feet with 3500 employees and an e-mail service with 250 million users – would add up to something. But things are not exactly as they seem with Yahoo. From a certain perspective, Yahoo is worth approximately – $8 billion. And no,…

In January, Fiat cars will once again be available in America nationwide; the first time in 27 years. Returning to a country from which Fiat was driven out as a result of poor quality is a big risk. But, the reward of becoming a part of one of the world’s largest markets is, according to…

I had a project where I was hired to try to help turn a company around. The challenges faced existed across the entirety of the company. In fact, there was no function of the company that was operating at an acceptable level. This company was very sick. The owner of the company and I made…