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The Aerospace Industry Supply Chain Ready for Growth

Several of my clients are in the aerospace industry. In that industry, supply chain readiness audits are commonplace. These are especially prevalent today as growth in that market is substantial. Companies must be prepared for significant growth to support the doubling of the world's fleet in the next 20 [...]

Addressing Warehouse Space Challenges

One of those frequent and frustrating problems with growth can be space. Who has heard, "I've run out of space! What should we do?". Unfortunately it is not uncommon. The problem with this situation is that there are numerous causes and solutions - including this is exactly the problem [...]

Why Strategic Planning is an Oxymoron

Strategic planning has long been hailed the business cornerstone for projecting profit and growth. Oftentimes, the strategy, “what”, gets mixed up with the tactics, or the “how”, which leads to failure. Although almost everyone uses the term strategic planning, it doesn't make sense. Setting strategy is a clear; however, [...]

2023-09-17T05:14:32-07:00September 3, 2015|Categories: Business & the Economy|Tags: , , , , , , |

Do Your Executives Have Vision?

Develop your business vision with an eagle eye to see further out into the future creating clarity and purpose for your company. In thinking about an eagle's eye (in concert with my Eagle Eye service line), it comes to mind that vision is a key contributor to success. An [...]

SIOP/ Integrated Business Planning

Manufacturing and distributing product to meet customer demand can be like a puzzle unless you start using SIOP as a core process to run your business. SIOP (sales, inventory, & operations planning) taken to the best practice degree is often associated with integrated business planning. In some circles, they [...]

What We Can Learn from our Dogs

August 31, 2015 I was thinking about my dog, Abby (see below) - no matter whether I leave the house for 2 minutes or 2 weeks, she is absolutely thrilled to see me. Do your customers feel like that as well? Who doesn't like to be greeted like a [...]

2023-09-19T05:54:14-07:00August 31, 2015|Categories: Business & the Economy, I've Been Thinking|Tags: , |

The People Element

Locate your best employees, particularly in leadership positions, and invest in them for continued success. I find that the best process will fail with the wrong people. The best system will not drive results if the wrong people are involved. Yet if exceptional people are involved, even the most [...]

The Power of Passion

June 29, 2015 William Wrigley Jr. clearly had a passion for bringing Catalina Island to life. I just got back from a 3-day weekend in Catalina with great friends - a beautiful and relaxing spot (see below for one of my favorite shots). We took the inland tour to [...]

2023-09-17T16:45:28-07:00August 27, 2015|Categories: Business & the Economy, I've Been Thinking|Tags: , |

It’s Not What You Know; It’s Who You Know

August 25, 2015 As I was debating about what to write about this week, two colleagues walked into my client's office for help in resolving an issue. Upon leaving, one said "It's not what you know; it's who you know". I thought this phrase rang true. Clearly, you have [...]

The Power of Customer Service & My Poor Car

August 14, 2015 As many of you know, I adore my car. I have had it since 2002 (after buying the exact same car as my year 2000 totaled car) with 255,000 miles! Unfortunately a few days after picking it up from my mechanic after we both were concerned [...]

2020-10-02T22:02:21-07:00August 14, 2015|Categories: I've Been Thinking|Tags: , |
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