With labor, plastics, chips, cans and many other global shortages, demand is far greater than supply for many manufacturers. The question is: How best do …
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Allocation of Insufficient Supply
Category Archives: Problem Solving
Supply Chain Visibility
It’s not shipping on time that matters; it is receiving on time. That is true for you, and for your customers. That means manufacturers can …
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Covid Uncertainty in 2021
In a recent webinar, attendees responded to a poll by answering that uncertainty around Covid is one of the biggest concerns about 2021. It shouldn’t …
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AI for Manufacturing Leaders
Since IBM’s Watson, many have hoped that Artificial Intelligence, or AI, would be able to rummage through a pile of data, pick out what is …
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Problem Solve, or Innovate?
There are those who say problem solving looks backwards and innovation looks forward. I would argue that sometimes effective problem solving requires innovation and sometimes …
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Making Good Decisions
Leaders are supposed to make the tough decisions. And the important ones. But everyone else should be capable of making good decisions as well, the …
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I Decided to Fly
My 89-year-old mother lives a 2-day drive away, and asked that I visit her. During COVID, the standard risk assessment had picked up another key …
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Is Your Supply Chain Broken?
The front pages are shouting about broken supply chains as the world fights COVID-19. But are they broken? I suggest they are not; they are …
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Nudging Your Employees
Do you wish your employees would make better decisions more often? “Nudge” is a concept that encourages paternalism and choice architecture to improve decision-making. Take …
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But Will it Work in My Business?
You work hard in your business, and are intimately familiar with all the distinctions that make your company special. But you’re really not all that …
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