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Continuous Education Will Give You an Edge

In a society of over-communication, you’ll stand out through continuous education and committment to learning.In today’s marketplace, it is no longer enough to be good.  You must stand out from the crowd in some way that is different or exceptional.  Just think about the information overloaded society – how [...]

2020-09-25T23:46:50-07:00May 1, 2014|Categories: Talent / Skills Gap|

Motivate Employees as One Critical Way to Retain Top Performers

Keeping employees engaged and motivated can be your single greatest competitive advantage. A motivated employee can move mountains. A disgruntled employee creates havoc. Which do you have? As results are critical to success, I thought it was worth pursuing how to motivate employees; however, as important as results are, [...]

Production Scheduling

The fun of production scheduling is also the most important aspect, managing competing priorities and variables to find the best overall solution. Production scheduling has been a part of my expertise since my post-college days at Coca-Cola Enterprises. It has been a part of every job I've held (whether directly or indirectly) and a part of almost every project I've consulted on since. Thus, I have a passion for this topic.

Synthesize for Results

Today’s bombardment of ideas requires an ability to synthesize — to spot relevant connections and innovative combinations in manufacturing. We've talked about the ingredients required to have an Eagle Eye - how to rapidly spot key priorities and ensure results occur. There are so few people who put these [...]

2023-09-18T19:04:31-07:00April 25, 2014|Categories: Business & the Economy|Tags: , |

Lean: Uncommon Common Sense

Lean benefits are not found in a three-day workshop, but rather arise and are sustained through culture change. I have always been a process consultant, typically focusing on those processes which are the most relevant to making rapid improvement with the specific manufacturer or distributor I am partnering with. [...]

Put the Spark Back in Manufacturing

The APICS-IE executive panel and networking symposium is an opportunity to join with your colleagues (and competitors) to learn and collaborate. Only those manufacturers and distributors who want to thrive in 2014 will join in, collaborate and be a bigger part of the community! In todays’ increasingly complex world, [...]

2023-09-09T14:36:18-07:00April 17, 2014|Categories: Manufacturing, Talent / Skills Gap|Tags: , |

How to Get a Job in Manufacturing IT

Published in Computerworld on April 16, 2014 Manufacturers are investing in technology and systems that help their efficiency or improve profitability, comments Lisa Anderson, out Lisa Anderson, president of Claremont, CA-based LMA Consulting Group, Inc. in Claremont, CA. "They want to automate and provide more visibility about orders to [...]

2023-09-09T14:38:43-07:00April 16, 2014|Categories: In The News, Manufacturing|Tags: , |

The Amazon Effect: Create a Customer Service Edge

Want to stand out from the crowd and provide loyalty-endearing service with rapid turnaround times? Create a customer service edge. There has never been a better time to create a customer service edge! Gone are the days of picking up the phone with easy orders on the other end! [...]

Collaborate and Thrive

Collaboration at work is vital to make all of the pieces fit together to improve teamwork, customer service and profitability. I’m seeing that only those clients who collaborate thrive. More and more, customers are demanding dramatically improved service and shorter lead times. Mega distributors like Amazon are elevating expectations. [...]

2023-09-09T14:39:52-07:00April 10, 2014|Categories: Communication & Collaboration, Talent & Leadership|Tags: |
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