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Effective Manufacturing Operations Management in 2024

Epicflow

There’s one more essential component that helps manufacturers reach their goals — manufacturing operations management (MOM). What Is Manufacturing Operations Management? Manufacturing operations management (MOM) is the practice of overseeing and improving manufacturing processes at multiple levels.

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The Perils of Internal Disruption (Part 5)

Markovitz Consulting

But when it comes to internal operations at least, disruption is often both bad for business and for employees, because it causes unevenness in work. Last week , I wrote about how kaizen events can disrupt daily operations and overburden employees. Some changes in metrics are just noise in an otherwise stable system.

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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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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

In the methodology upheld by Kennedy as well as Consultancy.org, Management Consulting is a collective term used for all services that fall under Strategy Consulting, Operations Consulting and HR Consulting. Operations Consultants: Operations consultants are consultants who help clients improve the performance of their operations.

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Unemployed Agilists: How to Move from a Staff Role to a Line Job, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

Tools and technology: Operating systems, languages, anything specifically technical. I like to say I am an old programmer, because my tools and technology skills are in old languages and operating systems that no one cares about and often, no longer exist. Problem space is a customer (outside) orientation.

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Top Power Skills Every Organizational Consultant Needs

Consulting Matters

Now, onto the top 5 personal power skills of an organizational consultant… Skill #1: Systems thinking. Systems thinking is your understanding of the organization and how all the pieces of the organization are connected to one another. It's completely free, so definitely sign up now: www.betsyjordyn.com/consulting-masterclass.

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We REALLY Need to Stop Talking About Lean

Markovitz Consulting

Culp, of course, was Danaher’s CEO for 14 years, and is steeped in lean thinking through the Danaher Business System. Culp has also shifted focus away from earnings per share, which was once the most important metric at GE. The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about Larry Culp’s efforts to turn around faltering General Electric.