What is Strategy Deployment in Manufacturing? Process, Framework, Steps, and Examples
Abstract Strategy Deployment—also called Policy Deployment or Hoshin Kanri—is a proven framework that connects high-level business vision with day-to-day execution. This article explains how leaders can treat strategy as both a planning and execution system to...
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How Manufacturers get the Most from a Lean Consultant.
Abstract After reading this article, you will learn Lean Manufacturing initiative's challenges and opportunities. Specifically, for manufacturers seeking efficiency improvements. I'll highlight the roles of Lean consultants and clients for initiative success. The...
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7 Steps for Manufacturers to turn around a Culture [Part 3]
This blog post is the third and final part of this series 7 Steps to a Culture Transformation. I encourage you to read the previous entries on this series, 7 Steps to a Culture Transformation and 7 Steps to a Culture Transformation [Part 2], if you have not done so...
7 Steps for Manufacturers to turn around a Culture [Part 2]
Last week we focused on the early stages of initiating a culture transformation. If you have not read that post already, I suggest you read 7 steps to a culture transformation. In this post, we will focus on the steps that directly follow the initial two steps. By...
7 Steps for Manufacturers to turn around a Culture
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5 Reasons Manufacturers Have a Poor Leadership Team [Part 2]
This post is part two of 5 Reasons Manufacturers Have a Poor Leadership Team. In part one we focused on reasons that are reflective of the leader's work ethic. This week we share reasons that are reflective of the hiring manager's perception of the leader's character....
5 Reasons Manufacturers Have a Poor Leadership Team
When touring different manufacturing businesses and during the early stages of working with our clients we often see gaps in their leaders. One of the main reasons we observe these gaps is because leaders have been promoted for the wrong reasons. A Careerbuilder...
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