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Process Improvement

Which Business Best Practices Do Top Notch Trusted Advisors See?

In my ProVisors ODAM (Ontario-hosted Distributors and Manufacturers group – don’t you love the play on words?) meeting this month, we discussed business best practices we’ve seen with our manufacturing and distribution clients.

Gain a Strategic Focus on Quality IF Customers are Important

People and companies have more choices than ever before. If you wish to remain in the race, quality must be more than an assumption; it must become a strategic focus.

Tour of Toyota and the Toyota Production System

There is much that can be achieved rapidly in leveraging Toyota Production System techniques - no matter your industry or role.

Forget About Cost Savings: Look for Process Opportunities

Have you ever thought about how easy it is to uncover process opportunities?  Most executives tell me 'no' as it seems much harder than it is most of the time yet they are very interested in these opportunities to improve their business.
2024-06-15T15:24:49-07:00July 13, 2016|Categories: Manufacturing, Process Improvement|Tags: , , |

Lean or No Lean, a Demand Plan is a MUST

When it comes to B and C items, seasonal items and other trending patterns, understanding the demand plan isn’t a “nice-to-have”; it is critical to success.

Lessons Learned from a Genius Businessman

Harry used uncommon common sense to spot opportunities to turn around companies. His wisdom, integrity and generosity will be missed. My best friend's dad was as close to a business genius as I've stood. He made his employers rich beyond their wildest dreams yet he was happy with this [...]

The Value of Process Flows

Being a systems pragmatist is critical in not making assumptions about your processes, but rather review every production step to uncover any issues that were not being addressed. When the idea of The Systems Pragmatist service line popped to mind, I was thinking about the critical importance of systems [...]

6 Process & Systems Trends for Success

Business processes should evolve as the business climate changes by keeping an eye out for emerging trends and finding opportunities to pull ahead of the competition. As the year rapidly comes to a close, it seems an opportune time to discuss systems and process trends. I find that those [...]

2023-08-26T16:32:33-07:00January 1, 2015|Categories: ERP & Technology, Process Improvement|Tags: , , , |

The Manufacturing Connector – Profit through People

More than ever manufacturing and distribution operations are linked and fueled by people worldwide. When you make them the cornerstone of your success profit will follow. When I talk about The Manufacturing Connector(SM), I am referring to the comprehensive process to connect the rapid assessment and identification of key [...]

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