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The Goal – Chapter 02 – Defining Process
A page by page review of the highlights of Chapter 2 of Goldratt’s classic, “The Goal” which introduces the Theory of Constraints. #toc Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business, Uncategorized
Tagged Goldratt, Manufacturing, Operations, Theory of Constraints, ToC
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Industrial Business Models – Choice #1
Hardware is dead. Hardware is booming. Hardware is hard and no one should do it. Hardware is different. Hardware is the same. IoT, IIoT and additive manufacturing attract attention to heavy industry – where a thing is being produced and … Continue reading
Posted in Disruption, Industry, Innovation, Materials Science, Theory
Tagged Business Models, Industry, leadership, Lean, Manufacturing, Operations, Sales
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Growth by Document
The current business has experienced pleasant success despite a challenging market. We grew our ASP from $40,000 by nearly 20x, increased our industrial installation base by similar numbers and have figured out how to grow in a long sales cycle market. … Continue reading
Posted in Industry, Marketing, Methods, Theory
Tagged CCPM, Contracts, Critical Chain, Critical chain project management, Crossing the Chasm, Documentation, Goldratt, leadership, Management, Operations, Sales, Strategy, The Lean Startup, Theory of Constraints, ToC
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Doing the Math: Munitions & Nonwovens Production
Running numbers is crucial to understanding where you are with a new technology, especially if it is a physical product or tied to heavy industry. Even if you’ve only got three numbers in that initial .xls sheet, your ability to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Industry, Innovation
Tagged Disruption, EOQ, Munitions, Nanofiber, Nonwovens, Operations, Plant math, Production
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