“When the Bar Must Be Raised”, by XONITEK’s Joseph Paris. After a dramatic several years for motor giant Toyota, Joseph Paris suggests that the coveted TPS might be in need of its own Kaizen. Published in Lean Management Journal in the December/January 2014 issue.
This article means that technology-driven innovation holds the potential to improve our understanding of patients. At the same time, it enables the delivery of more convenient, individualized care, and create $350 billion–$410 billion in annual value by 2025. It remains true that while healthcare advances have delivered great benefits to society, bringing material improvements in…
What makes taxi’s somewhat symbolic of the fight to free hidebound economies? In short; regulations enforced by the state. The taxi market shouldn’t be a complex one, as barriers to entry are low. However, this leads to the risk of having too many taxis on the roads. Cab fares can be problematic too, and unregulated…
How often have you faced issues in effectively communicating a well formulated strategy to the right stakeholders? Understanding organizations’ strategic plan by all who are involved in the execution is as important as optimally creating it. A well-orchestrated process must be in place to facilitate better understanding of the strategy and the specific roles to be…
A summary of a new report on how fighting air pollution can help climate change is soon to be presented to ministers attending the governing council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report is said to feature a powerful argument encouraging certain action on two short-lived climate “forcings”, or, factors that change the…
It seems the death of Moore’s law was not an accurate prediction at all, and has always been greatly exaggerated. People started to pronounce it deceased not long after Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, proclaimed that the number of transistors that can be etched on a given surface area of silicon would double second year. Moore’s…
Are Indian firms really going to take over the world? Only time will tell, but India’s overnight shift toward the globalization of its firms is undoubtedly impressive. However, suspicions remain that a number of these firms may not be structurally capable of handling any further large international deals. Not only this, but Indian acquisitions have…
