“Servants to the Cause” by XONITEK’s Joseph Paris & continued media coverage of the Operational Excellence Society. Published in Lean Management Journal in the September 2012 issue.
How secure is the global financial system, a decade after the crisis? Great strides have been made since 2008 to prevent a recurrence of the financial crisis and recession that followed. Yet there is more debt than ever in the global financial system. The world economy has recently returned to robust growth. But some familiar…
3D printers are set to revolutionize how we do things in the future. This is both exciting, offering us a host of untapped opportunities, as well as potentially worrisome for many. Much like the PC, the 3D printer has shrunk in size and cost and is now making its way into homes across the world….
ByHBR.org
Five smart moves that will help, by Peter Cappelli Summary. Complaints against Human Resources (HR), which are nothing new, have a cyclical quality. They’re driven largely by the business context. When companies are struggling with labor issues, HR is seen as a valued leadership partner. When things are smoother all around, managers wonder what the function…
We live in a digital age where information is readily accessible at your fingertips, at any moment. You can instantly become a mechanic by searching Google, Yahoo, or any other search engine or even checking a video on YouTube. We live in a time where if the correct data is collated it can pick up…
ByTED
What is an algorithm? It is a method of solving problems both big and small. Though computers run algorithms constantly, humans can also solve problems with algorithms. Algorithms can be, for these reasons and more, most beneficial to an organization when it comes to problem solving, risk management, and improve its overall Operational Excellence rating. In…
Not long ago, before the financial crisis and the global recession it triggered, economists referred to America itself as fulfilling the role of consumer of last resort. American consumers were fueling demand for the goods China and other nations produced, and so, they kept the world economy humming. However, as Bloomberg reports, it may not quite…
