Winning in Business: Lessons from The Art of War

Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has been guiding military strategists for centuries. But what if I told you these same battle-tested principles could be the key to running a successful business? Whether leading a company or optimizing factory operations, the art of strategy remains the same: Know your battlefield. Control your resources. Lead with …

Identifying and Exploiting Constraints in Manufacturing

In any production system, identifying the constraint is essential. The constraint shows the process step with the lowest capacity, directly influencing throughput and, ultimately, sales. Any improvements made to a non-constraint process will not enhance overall performance and lead to inefficiencies. Principle #3: Constraint Dictates Throughput Performance Consider a simple three-step production line: Step 1 …