Originally published in CFO Magazine on November 29, 2017 "I have yet to hear of a company vision, mission, or strategy that’s related to cutting costs." Over my 25-plus years as a supply chain and operations professional, I cannot count the number of times a CFO or board of [...]
There is a shocking number of clients and colleagues that struggle, gather teams, run kaizen events and do all sorts of other activities (and throw good money after bad more frequently than anyone cares to admit) to improve operations (improve the customer experience / service levels at greater profit [...]
February 25, 2017 Earlier this week, I went on a tour of the Toyota North American Parts Center and had the opportunity to see the Toyota Production System techniques up close. It is always amazing to see that no matter how many millions are spent on technology (which I [...]
