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How Students Show Us the HIGH VALUE of Continuous Learning

On Friday and Saturday, my APICS Chapter hosted the APICS West Coast Student Case Competition. I happened to lead the Student Case Competition committee as well, and so I was immersed.  It was a popular event as we had close to 100 students from universities throughout Southern California, AZ, [...]

2020-10-05T15:11:07-07:00February 20, 2015|Categories: I've Been Thinking|Tags: , , , , |

Why Ports Delays Could Cost Billions

I've been receiving an increased number of calls lately about impacts from the ports - some referred potential clients trying to figure out how to survive through the port slowdown to client concerns about components and equipment expected to come through the port to impacts on inventory costs and [...]

Strategies to Reduce Operational Cost without Capital Investment

Focus on operational cost reduction strategies to continue growing efficiently while also giving yourself pricing wiggle room.

The Power of Dashboards

Focusing on relevant, actionable data is easier to manage when you can prominently display it on your dashboard. I've been working with a rapidly growing, smaller client that sees the power of dashboards. I have to tip my hat to them as most $50 and $100 million dollar companies [...]

Why We Shouldn’t Shy Away from Risk

Published January 30, 2015 I always look for trends as I find that the 80/20 of success comes from watching and proactively addressing trends. This week, it has been obvious that if we are NOT willing to take prudent risk, things are likely to go awry. For example, if [...]

Why Implementation is the 80/20 of Success

Published February 6, 2015 I've had a few client situations arise this week which brings the critical importance of implementation to the forefront. The best plans are useless if not implemented. Similarly, I'd take a "good" plan with an exceptional implementation team any day over a "great" plan with [...]

2020-10-05T15:14:20-07:00February 6, 2015|Categories: I've Been Thinking|

Looking for Opportunities for the New Year

A brand new year is the logical time to look for business growth opportunities. The trick is in spotting the right chances and acting on them. It seems like a good idea to look for opportunities to grow your business, elevate your business performance and/or dramatically increase the value [...]

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