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- Union vs Management: Whos At Fault?
As labor agreements are starting to expire, the airlines are gearing up to battle with unions, who want previous concessions reinstated for members. So who is at fault for letting the situation deteriorate to the point where the company suffers? Read more at: ... - Survey Says: CEOs are Concerned with Reducing Cost and Reducing Risk
Accounting and consulting firm Price Waterhouse Coopers recently released their latest annual survey of CEOs (see 13th Annual Global CEO Survey). The survey shows that CEOs have many business concerns, and a number of them are supply chain related. Reducing operating costs remains the number... - Berkshires New Management Model?
In a book he authored in 2007, David Sokol, projected successor to Warren Buffet, wrote that he maintains a notebook of the successes and failures of those on his team and ranks each in terms of whom he would terminate at any given time. Is this effective leadership technique or management by... - Production Supervisor is a Brick Wall when it comes to Lean Practices
Recently we started testing the productivity and labor cost savings of an assembly process with zero WIP to that of one person completing the entire job with multiples steps with large amounts of WIP. One problem, the Production Supervisor continuously fights this testing because of 9,383,924... - Whole Grains and Happy Employees
With all the recent news about layoffs, shutdowns, and product recalls, it's refreshing to hear a positive story from the world of business. Bob Moore, the 81 year-old founder of Bob's Red Mill, an Oregon-based producer of whole grains and related products, announced last week that he is turning... - Function Assessment: A Basis For Improvement
Since becoming a consultant, I have had a number of companies ask for help evaluating an individual function or department. Whether following an acquisition or a change in executive leadership, the desire for an objective assessment of one or more functions has become a fairly common occurrence... - Uncle Sam is Offering a Big Discount on New Equipment
You can save 35% on the equipment and software you need to grow your business, if you buy this year! ------------------------------------------------------- From www.section179.org posted January 28, 2010 For the 2010 tax year, under the current tax code, Section 179 allows businesses that... - Rapidly Integrating an Acquisition
Studies continue to show that up to 70% of acquisitions fail to meet expectations in terms of financial performance. Attending to the human aspect of integration - specifically, fear and alignment - can greatly increase the speed and potential benefit of the acquisition. Read more at: ... - Toyota Bashing
It seems we have a new pastime in this country: Toyota bashing. It started when the first round of accelerator problems were announced and became a full-blown fad after the issue resulted in suspending sales of the company's most popular products. Read more at:...