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If at first you succeed … try, try again
Training Within Industry (TWI) is a micro version of “creative destruction”, a term used by some economists to describe a free-market capitalistic economy. Creative destruction means that new businesses, services or products enter and create the new markets, while destroying existing ones
Hunker down or crush your competition
With the current economic environment, there is always the tendency to hunker down and try to ride the storm out. But, is that the best strategy? Probably not. While there is most certainly a need to watch budgets closely - even very closely - and tighten up on extra activity, now is the time to take
If you want to be successful with standard work, read on
Many companies say that they use standard work, but actually, very few do - at least, in the manner which leverages lean fully at the operational level. Instead, most firms actually use some form of work standards or work instructions. Frequently, plants trying to implement standard work within their
