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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. Process control.

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What’s Lost When Data Systems Don’t Communicate

Harvard Business

In every industry, many large corporations have teams that help bridge outdated, disconnected systems, and databases. Without them, there is no way companies can upgrade their technology without causing disruption to their operations.

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How One Health System Got Rid of Bureaucratic Busywork

Harvard Business

Technological progress and new digital products have perennially been relied upon for improving operations. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) were hailed as a cure to the inefficiency of paper-based systems. But the truth is, tech can often make bureaucracy worse.

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How Project Management Tools Can Improve Business Performance in 2025

Epicflow

That’s why it’s critically important to regularly monitor the flow of processes with the aim of detecting inefficiencies, waste of resources, and bottlenecks that slow down operations or cause redundancy. Improving operational efficiency Operational efficiency refers to gaining maximum outputs with minimum inputs.

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Critical U.S. Health Systems Are in Jeopardy. Businesses and Governments Need to Help.

Harvard Business

Safety-net health systems in the United States are facing enormous financial and operational challenges. These anchor systems are critical to their communities because they care for low-income populations and are key players in the local economy.

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To Improve Health Care, Focus on Fixing Systems — Not People

Harvard Business

But the main problem often is the underlying systems. To generate better outcomes, increase safety, and improve efficiency, health care organizations should shift their focus to designing systems that facilitate delivery of the highest-quality care.

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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.