Enabling Excellence Through Employee Engagement
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 …
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It was 2002, and I found myself in a meeting that can make or break my career. As a Senior Supervisor, I was the only non-manager in a room filled with 30 Managers and Directors. The air was thick with tension. The factory had failed to meet commitments for weeks, and our General Manager was …
In operations, variability reduces the predictability of the constraint, making it difficult to maximize throughput and achieve consistent performance. Uncontrolled variability leads to missed commitments, inefficiencies, and increased costs. Principle #4: Variability. Variability dictates the predictability of the constraint. To maintain a stable and predictable operation, we need a strong defense strategy that identifies and …
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