The aftermath of COVID-19 and the associated socioeconomic impacts have thrown ice water on the dreams of most manufacturers. Markets are gone; competitors are arising …
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Category Archives: Strategy
Should You Defund Innovation?
To ingrain a new culture, and for many companies that is a culture of innovation, we know we must quit doing what we’ve always done …
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The First Priority of the New Operations Executive
How should the new operations leader set her initial priorities? There are both known and unknown challenges that will arise. Here are the steps you …
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Strategic Relevance
It might seem that competitive advantage is a good thing, a key to success. But not all are created equal. In fact, a competitive advantage …
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It sounded good at the time
Short-term, biased, egotistical decisions can be very expensive for any organization. Political leadership has led to the US Military, the best in the world, losing …
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The Private Equity Game has Changed for Manufacturers
While your experience working for a PE firm-owned manufacturer may have been miserable and driven by short term views, that world is changing significantly. More …
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Design for Reuse Continues to Evolve
If you’re not designing for re-use, your operations are making a serious mistake. You may not believe in Global Warming, but maximizing market share and …
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Strategy Lessons from Italian Manufacturer Piaggio
Do you know what your true competitive advantage is? Learn from the folks at Piaggio, who design and produce some of the best transportation available …
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Clarity And Ambiguity To Attain Your Vision
There are certainties within the ambiguity of radical change in manufacturing companies. And achieving your vision likely requires change far beyond continuous improvement. Consider these …
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Continuous Learning Outperforms Continuous Improvement
Why is CI insufficient for long term success, and what can you do about it? Here is advice for all manufacturing leaders to create operations …
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