This is a transcription of a Business901 Podcast, Can Control Points add Value in Lean? with Jamie Flinchbaugh of the Lean Learning Center. Flinchbaugh says, Ever have the strange feeling that something big is wrong, but you don’t know what it is? This common disease is hereditary in one species: the manager. Most managers spend Read More …
Chad Smith of the Constraints Management Group was the guest on the Business901 Podcast. Chad is currently writing the third revised edition of Orlickys Materials Requirements Planning with Carol Ptak (a former B901 Podcast Guest). Excerpt from the podcast: Joe: My customers are not only looking for shortened cycles but they’re also looking for more Read More …
This is a transcription of a podcast, Lessons from Escaping the Improvement Trap that I had with Michael Bremer co-author of Escape the Improvement Trap: Five Ingredients Missing in Most Improvement Recipes. Michael was responsible for creating a global based continuous improvement process for a conglomerate that owned more than 400 separate profit centers. This Read More …
During the past several years, I have seen more marketing efforts geared towards increasing prospects at the top of the marketing funnel. This has resulted in increase spending, greater efforts in innovation and jumping on the Social Media bandwagon. Few will attribute greater profits or increased revenue to these efforts. My contention is that the Read More …
Samuli Pahkala used this A3 for creating a presentation for the World’s Best Presentation Contest 2009. This is a great example of how to use an A3 in a marketing project. Another example is my proposal A3 that is on display on slideshare. A3 – Toyota’s way of solving problems and creating plans A3 is Read More …
Lean Marketing is the Future of Marketing Released as an ebook, Lean Marketing House is now available on the website. “When you first hear the terms Lean and Value Stream most of our minds think about manufacturing processes and waste. Putting the words marketing behind both of them is neither creative nor effective. But the Read More …