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Partnerships and Unilateral Changes

Mar 1, 2023

Partner. Relationship business. It all sounds so good. But then reality slaps you up the side of the head. In a true partnership, can one …

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Could You Make A Forever Promise?

Jan 4, 2023

The business model in manufacturing and distribution has long been own it, sell it, get paid for it. For most of those companies, it still …

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My Call is Not Important to You

Dec 21, 2022

When a recorded message for customers is considered a snide comment you’ve failed. Yet the way to fix that is not to prevent customers from …

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Does Your Excellence Matter?

Oct 19, 2022

In manufacturing we constantly talk about continuous improvement to move ever closer to excellence. But if we increase productivity by 5% per year, are we …

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Firing Customers

Aug 24, 2022

Not all markets are good markets for you. Not all customers are good customers for you. And not all orders are good orders for you. …

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Should Your Products Be Smart?

Jul 13, 2022

Prior podcasts have introduced the digital transformation business categories of “machine health” and “connected employees.” In this episode we discuss “smart products.” Some manufacturing products …

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“Reducing Lead Time” is Ambiguous

Apr 27, 2022

In last week’s podcast I suggested any effort to reduce lead time start with the obvious (not to all, sadly). Define it. And I encourage …

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Lessons From Children Bowling

Apr 13, 2022

Think about bowling. The American kind. Where we, hopefully, roll the ball down the lane to knock over a set of 10 pins. As children, …

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To Automate, Or Not To Automate

Mar 23, 2022

Industry 4.0 is the topic of conversation in manufacturing today. But most of us have not yet figured out all we can and should do …

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Why Do They Stay?

Jan 12, 2022

Manufacturing in early 2022 faces a number of challenges, varying by location and industry. But the one most of you share is the inability to …

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