An examination of problem-solving and the ‘Error Pyramid’

An examination of problem-solving and the ‘Error Pyramid’

By Bernie Price • on January 21, 2010

When faced with the task of “improving plant efficiency”, the average plant manager breaks the task down by the five or six existing “departmental silos”. Each silo leader subdivides responsibility, repeating the mistake, and passes it on to individuals. As a result, we see young, intelligent engineers overwhelmed by the task

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Manufacturing improvement and the Rolling Stones

Manufacturing improvement and the Rolling Stones

By John Crossan • on October 24, 2009

If you’re like me, you’ve listened to the Rolling Stones over the years. Their contemporaries, the Beatles, became more artistic and lyrical as they evolved. (”Not that there’s anything wrong with that,” as Jerry Seinfeld would say.) But for driving party music, the Stones,

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