Is Sales and Marketing Responsible for Knowledge Creation?

This discussion with Jack Vinson was previously cut from the original podcast. You can find the Related Podcast and Transcription at the Knowledge Game. Our discussion at the end of the podcast: Joe Dager:  I think people struggle with that concept of Knowledge Management. I just really, that’s why I was trying to find people Read More …

Changing Solutions Sometimes Make Sense

In a past podcast, Amir Schragenheim, President of Inherent Simplicity, is a software firm specializing in Theory of Constraint software discussed supply chain thinking with me. Related Podcast and Transcription: Red, Yellow, Green: Is Supply Chain Thinking that Easy? Excerpt from the Podcast: Joe:  Is there places that this type of management doesn’t work? That Read More …

How Supply Chains Live in a Pull World

“The fact that in manufacturing and across the supply chain that the world around us has fundamentally changed.” – Carol Ptak Related Podcast and Transcription: Supply Chain Thinking: Think Where An excerpt from the podcast that I had with Carol: Joe:  Is there a relationship between ASR and TOC? Is the constraint the same, the Read More …

Are Demand-Driven Techniques Needed in Supply Chain Management

Chad Smith is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Constraints Management Group (CMG), a services and technology company specializing in pull-based manufacturing, materials and project management systems for mid-range and large manufacturers. We had a discussion is a past podcast on the Demand -Driven Techniques. Related Podcast and Transcription: New Thoughts in Supply Chain Thinking Read More …

Improvements of 40, 50, 60 percent?

In a past podcast with the co-authors John G. Schleier, Jr. and James F. Cox III of the book Theory of Constraints Handbook, I asked them if you can really get this type of improvements.  Related Podcast and Transcriptions: Theory of Constraints Discussion Joe:  What takes place when you have these paradigm shifts? You’re saying Read More …

What’s the Advantage in Throughput Accounting?

I ask Charlene Spoede Budd, a Professor Emeritus from Baylor University, that question in a past podcast. Dr. Budd taught management accounting and project management classes for a number of years and has co-authored two accounting textbooks with her most recent book, A Practical Guide to Earned Value Project Management. Joe:  What makes throughput accounting Read More …