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7 Ways to Improve Operations Without Sacrificing Worker Safety

Harvard Business

During my years at OSHA, where I served as the Assistant Secretary of Labor from 2009 through the beginning of 2017, I received several reports of safety system failures at DuPont facilities. The reality is that virtually all workplace injuries are preventable, and safety management and operational excellence are intimately linked.

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The Next Supply-Chain Challenge Isn’t a Shortage — It’s Inventory Glut

Harvard Business

In 2009, the financial crash left manufacturers with excess inventory when consumer buying power suddenly dropped. Inventory challenges aren’t new. Electronics littered shelves in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst. And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that has led to excess component inventory.

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China Manufacturing Back in Contraction, Staffing Declines at Sharpest Pace Since March 2009.

MishTalk

Key points Growth of output eases to marginal pace Quickest rate of job shedding since March 2009 Marked falls in input costs and output charge January data signalled a deterioration of operating conditions in China’s manufacturing sector for the first time in six months. and down from 50.5 in December. and down from 50.5 in December.

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Consultant Ninja: Whither art thou Marakon: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Can anyone from Marakon weigh in and explain whats happening inside its "operating subsidiaries"? The Chapter 11 proceeding does not include the Companys operating subsidiaries, including its consulting subsidiary, and their operations will not be affected. Trinsum.com, January 30, 2009.

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Consultant Ninja: Dipping my toe in the health care debate.

Consultant Ninja

Monday, July 27, 2009. Structural Driver: The organizations in the health care system operate inefficient operational structures. I fail to see the logic that the government will be more efficient at building operational structures than the private sector. July 27, 2009 at 9:55 PM. July 27, 2009 at 10:43 PM.

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India Manufacturing PMI Contracts for First Time Since March 2009; Eurozone Manufacturing PMI 26-Month High of 51.4

MishTalk

The upturns in production at German, Italian, Dutch and Austrian manufacturers all strengthened on the back of improving inflows of new business. Production also declined in Greece, despite stabilisations in both total new business and foreign demand following prolonged spells of contraction. reading since March 2009.

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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation (part 2.

Consultant Ninja

Thursday, March 5, 2009. Unfortunately they locked them in at level that guarantees an operating loss. They locked in an operating loss, regardless of the price of fuel. Thursday, March 5, 2009. Productivity. (6). When "hedging" is just speculation (part 2). Posted by Consultant Ninja. at 1:52 PM. Related Posts.