February 27, 2020
A PEST analysis allows a business to determine potential opportunities and threats associated with their strategy and figure out ways to either take advantage of them or to avoid them. It’s a strategic planning tool used to identify the Political, Economic, Social, and Technological factors that may have an effect on business and its planning process. Political factors...(continue reading)
February 27, 2020
Business owners can feel isolated running their organization. Sales may be flat, they’re feeling stuck, margins are getting squeezed, or they lost a key customer. These are just some of the issues they may confront as they lead their company. Leaning on their employees to work harder or smarter may provide some sort of relief. But regaining focus and...(continue reading)
February 03, 2020
Training Within Industry, commonly referred to as TWI, originated in the United States in the 1940s during World War II. According to the TWI Institute, a national network of industry professionals was drafted to develop techniques to quickly train unskilled workers entering the war production workforce as many skilled laborers went off to war. TWI was introduced in Japan...(continue reading)
January 27, 2020
CEO’s ranked cybersecurity as the number one threat to the global economy over the next five to ten years, according to a 2019 CEO Imperative Study conducted by management consultancy Ernst & Young. That sentiment is unlikely to change in 2020. We’re All Human Dr. Richard White, cybersecurity consultant and author of Cyber Crime: The Madness Behind the Methods,...(continue reading)
January 20, 2020
In a manufacturing production environment, having an organized and orderly workplace leads to better flow and greater efficiency and often allows workers to produce more at a sustained rate. [bctt tweet="5S is a method designed to create such an environment, leading to better control, productivity and safety, in a clean and orderly work area that exposes waste and errors....(continue reading)
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