Category Archives: Business

Supply Chain and Manufacturing in the News: May 2022 – Baby Formula, Food Supply Chains, Chinese Lockdowns, and American Semiconductor Production

Posted on May 2, 2022 by flybrand1976

Baby Formula Shortage Could Persist Until July: FDA Commissioner (ZeroHedge) May 27, 2022 Abbott said the plant is due to resume production on June 4, but previously noted it would take six to eight weeks for the products to arrive … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Charles T. Munger’s Poor Charlie’s Almanack: Expanded Third Edition; Introduction and First Chapter

Posted on October 8, 2019 by flybrand1976

“Look for someone both smarter and wiser than you are.” Continue reading →

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Carnegie 20.3.11: How to Win Friends and Influence People – PRINCIPLE 11 Dramatize your ideas.

Posted on July 19, 2019 by flybrand1976

Carnegie 20.3.11: How to Win Friends and Influence People – PRINCIPLE 11 Dramatize your ideas. Pages 223 – 227 With Twitter, Instagram and Youtube – we live today in an age of showmanship and promotion.  Carnegie’s guidance from 100 years … Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: Part 1, Ch 1 – PRINCIPLE 1 – “Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.”

Posted on June 29, 2019 by flybrand1976

(Read a Summary of the Whole Book)(Carnegie Video Short: Don’t Criticize or Complain) “If You Want to Gather Honey, Don’t Kick Over the Beehive” PRINCIPLE 1 Don’t criticize, condemn or complain. Criticizing does not work and often makes people perform … Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: Chapter 0a – Why was this book written?

Posted on June 27, 2019 by flybrand1976

This book bounces along with catchy stories and pacing – a page by page summary makes sharing Carnegie’s insights a delight. I smiled writing this and at the thought of the reader doing the same. Continue reading →

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Global Fluids: Kombucha, Probiotics and other Fermented Beverages

Posted on June 20, 2019 by flybrand1976

There isn’t a clear annual volume for Kombucha, probiotics, or active beverages – but the category is clearly growing.  That will continue – the combination of authentic, healthy, not-bad-for-you (which is not simply the opposite of ‘healthy’), convenient, and ‘new’ … Continue reading →

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8 Tools to Improve Communication

Posted on February 10, 2019 by flybrand1976

Communicating across cultures can be hard – these 8 simple tools make it easier. Continue reading →

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The Most Popular Guides to Goldratt’s The Goal

Posted on November 26, 2018 by flybrand1976

“Whenever people are not doing the obvious – it is my job to find the missing piece of the puzzle.  Something is missing.  What is it?” Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 06 – Improving Metrics Create Visibility

Posted on September 8, 2018 by flybrand1976

[Click for a chapter-by-chapter summary of the whole book.] [Video summary of Chapter 6.] Chapter 6 takes us back to the plant, where our narrator meets with his controller to re-evaluate financial numbers.  Then he returns late to home where … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 05 – The Worst Corporate Meeting

Posted on September 7, 2018 by flybrand1976

“They’re out there renting warehouses to store all the crap they’re buying so cost-effectively.”  Continue reading →

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