Category: Newsletters
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Affirmative action measures also in companies: Why do women need them?
(Spoiler alert: no, merit alone isn't enough). In 1975, in a country we barely know about except for those who yearn for the Northern Lights and Björk's music, women staged a 24-hour total strike. It was a Friday. What did they want? (That's a good question; we grew up hearing that it's…
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The Purchasing Role: Buying by Price or Buying by Cost
With the implementation of TPM, there is a significant paradigm shift regarding the role of the Purchasing Department. Before TPM, the Purchasing Department was measured by how much money it helped save by looking at the purchase price. All the buyers' efforts were focused on obtaining and "negotiating" prices. In the…
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The 5 Gen Philosophy: Keys to Understanding TPM
TPM is the path that leads a company to excellence. It doesn't matter the size or the industry sector. TPM teaches healthy habits for managing the 4Ps (Processes, People, Plant = Machines, and Products or Services delivered) by adopting a mindset or paradigm centered on the philosophy of the 5 Generations…
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Working all day and delegating on top of that!
Between us… isn't that the feeling? That delegating means "extra work"? To start dispelling this notion, the first step is to properly assess the situation by answering a few questions: Are you drowning in work while those around you have free time? Are you doing almost the same things…
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Profitability of Administrative Processes
When seeking improvements, process optimization, and cost reduction, the focus is often placed on production areas, based on the prevailing paradigm that this is where the "cost" of manufactured products resides. However, the application of TPM, or even Lean Office as a methodology that aims to streamline and increase flexibility…
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The Necessary Competitiveness
The need to continuously gain competitiveness is undeniable in any company and becomes not just a temporary requirement but a permanent one in order to achieve the goal of "making money today and in the future," as Eliyahu Goldratt said. Assuming the company is locally viable, we understand competitiveness as the ability to reach…