Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

He did not believe the results and instructed the team to repeat the assembly operation. Pipp’s documentation of the striking difference in the assembly process within Toyota, by comparison to Ford, was to be found again in the early 1980s when teams from both Ford and General Motors began to routinely visit Toyota’s operations in Japan. .

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System Productivity Products Deming 74

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2013

In almost every sector, there are once-dominant enterprises that find themselves on the wrong side of a shift in customer demand or the emergence of a disruptive technology. Such leaders understand that a push to undertake a new strategy or to redirect operational performance depends pivotally on how well they communicate with employees.

Company 8

Company Video CEO Crisis 8

Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 1, 2010

He had just spent several days reviewing our business operations, and after absorbing our successes and industry-leading metrics, he couldn’t figure it out on his own. I’d multiply your equation by 1/(11-Sy), where Sy equals the effectiveness of your systems (organizational structure, technology, process controls, etc.),

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Blog Metrics Learning-by-Doing Handbook 246

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

But, my friends, one of the best things I’ve done, in summer of 2005, was start painting the wall. In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. ” I said, But they don’t look good, we need to do something about it. ” I said, No.

Career 8

Career Planning CEO Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Even as recently as 2005, European players were able to hold the ball for three seconds, on average, before passing; today, they can keep the ball for less than a second before being challenged. As a result, companies operate below their potential. That’s because soccer players today work closer than ever before.

Cooper 16

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 16

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Even as recently as 2005, European players were able to hold the ball for three seconds, on average, before passing; today, they can keep the ball for less than a second before being challenged. As a result, companies operate below their potential. That’s because soccer players today work closer than ever before.

Cooper 8

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2017

Regulators would now decide how spectrum would be used, what technologies were permissible, and approve — or reject — the wireless services, networks, applications, and business models that might be introduced. That might seem like a good thing — using new technology to engage the public in ideological debate.

Armstrong 8

Armstrong Wireless Succession Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Galvanized by the seminal publication of the Institute of Medicine’s report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System in 1999, the patient-safety movement has resulted in substantial improvements in the safety and quality of the care delivered by hospitals. Measuring Costs and Outcomes in Healthcare. Sponsored by Medtronic.

Mayo 8

Mayo Health Care Six Sigma System 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

While advances in health care in the developed world often emphasize new technologies, in developing lower- and middle-income countries simply expanding the reach of basic primary care services is crucial to improving health. In developing countries, primary care tends to be delivered by a mix of public and private sector providers.

Development 8

Development Health Care Operations Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. Clearly, something else, beyond the disruptive technology itself, is behind the demise of companies like Kodak.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

Many are betting on the new generation of technology firms to unsettle the old guard. With the rise of the smartphone and mobile technology, QQ failed to capture new users. In 2005, when the demand for the iPod Mini remained huge, the Nano was launched, effectively destroying the revenue stream of an existing product.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2015

Organizations have always depended on data — to manage operations, to communicate with customers, to pay employees and suppliers, to plan their futures, and so forth. The first involves cost reduction through improved data quality. My friends in the industry tell me that bogey was met by 2005. The sums can be enormous.

Business Model 8

Business Model Price Competitive Advantage Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Such companies should pay close attention to the different ways in which the Justice Department claims egregious BP behavior and prevent such actions in their own operations. In March, BP settled civil claims by private plaintiffs for $7.8 No criminal charges have been filed against the company.).

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Industry Operations Report Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Take Dell Technologies, for example. Webvan promised to deliver the best quality groceries at the cheapest price by the click of a button. Webvan was forced to cease operations by 2001. Since 2005, Google (and more recently, its parent company, Alphabet) has invested in countless new ventures. Take Google.

Execution 8

Execution Strategy Contingency Plans Company 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2015

Still, there are plenty of first-rate universities in Europe, a quality of life that’s hard to beat, and no shortage of consciousness-raising philosophies. Few of these rules were made with computing, or even technology, in mind. Private investors, unlike government funders, operate at lightning speed. And quickly.

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Policies Offshoring Engineering Incubator 8

Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion. According to recent estimates from the Telework Research Network, telecommuting grew by over 70 percent between 2005 & 2011 - and based on existing trends, the number of virtual or telecommuting workers will expand to almost five million by 2016.

Tips 145

Tips Team Management Teamwork 145

Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion. According to recent estimates from the Telework Research Network, telecommuting grew by over 70 percent between 2005 & 2011 - and based on existing trends, the number of virtual or telecommuting workers will expand to almost five million by 2016.

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Tips Team Management Teamwork 133