“Partyzanci transformacji”, published in the April 2011 issue of Eurologistics Magazine – in Polish.
“Guerilla Transformation” – Original article in English.
Alfred Sloan, the man who presided over the spectacular rise of General Motors to the top of Corporate America from 1920s to 1960s and indeed most credited for creating the modern form of business corporation as we know it, had a very complex love and hate relationship with the man who did the most to…
Finnish Railways ran with steam power until the late 1960s. The cockpit of the locomotive offered a workplace for two: the engine driver and the shovel man. The shovel man’s duty was to continuously shovel coal to the red-hot mouth of the furnace to keep the engine steaming. The century-long idyll of the two man…
Cindy is as self-made a person as anyone I have ever met. After graduating high school and not having any particular skills that were as yet discovered nor the grades or money to get into University, she joined the United States Navy as an enlisted person. Perhaps she knew, and it’s just as likely she…
“Increase Quality, Increase Velocity”; LMJ Board Member and XONITEK’s Chairman, Joseph Paris, explores the financial industry’s attempts at lean and shows where the real savings have been made. Published in Lean Management Journal in the September 2014 issue. Download PDF
Rick Hulse, Director of Business Development-XONITEK: A discussion around the most critical and under served areas of the Operational Excellence space……”creating a culture that will ensure a successful continuous improvement program.” Click here to listen.
It’s been a tough several years for Toyota. Information gained from the Toyota website indicates that, in 2013 alone (as of October), there have been almost 3.5 MILLION vehicles recalled. Considering the total units produced in 2012 (latest annual figures available) was 9.9 million; that’s an annual recall rate of over 1/3rd (35%) of vehicles…
