| Three Perspectives on Lean [ 3] By: Productivity Europe | |
| In 1990 Jones, Womack and colleagues had published ‘The Machine That Changed the World’ as a description of the Toyota Production Systems, and coined the term Lean. The book itself was an offshoot of their research project, funded by the Western automobile manufacturers, to define World Class in automotive manufacture. The answer, Toyota’s system, did not surprise anyone in the industry, and what the research failed to adequately address was not what Lean was, but how to implement it. |
| The Power of SMED [ 4] By: Productivity Europe | |
| There is an ongoing debate on the Superfactory web forum concerning SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) as developed by Shigeo Shingo, and in particular about Shingo’s influence on Toyota. As someone who had the privilege of meeting Shingo a few times before his death in 1991 and who has taught SMED for 15 years, I would like to give my view on the importance of the SMED process. |
| Career Experiences in the Interim Management world [ 5] By: julia.hadley | |
| Examples of the kind of work experienced as an Executive Interim Manager |
| Code of Practice and Executive Interims [ 8] By: julia.hadley | |
| 'The Interim Mangement Service' is a powerful and leading management resource, promoting common interests of all its members on the highest standards of professional service practise. |
| Executive Interims in the Corporate Arena [ 13] By: julia.hadley | |
| How does the value of an 'Executive Interim Manager' work in practice? |
| Interim Executive Management and It's Future [ 16] By: julia.hadley | |
| Interim Management should be seen as an evolutioary way of working at the forefront of a wave of change, sweeping through the woekplace. |
| SURVEYS and INTERIM MANAGEMENT [ 21] By: julia.hadley | |
| Research Undertaken into 'Interim Management' |
| To Blitz or Not to Blitz [ 24] By: Productivity Europe | |
| Kaizen Blitz seems on the face of it an oxymoron – if Kaizen is ‘continuous, unending improvement’, how can you ‘blitz’ it? Part of the answer may lie in the origin of the process, which is worth recalling. |
| The Client's Perspective on 'Interim Management' [ 22] By: julia.hadley | |
| Human Resources Directors 'getting to grips' with the idea of 'Interim Management' as a resource strategy |
| Dealing With The Fear Monster [ 24] By: cowgill | |
| When a good real estate deal comes my way, I can grab it because I know the money is waiting for me. While my competitors are scrambling around applying at the bank, I've made an offer and closed the deal. Private lenders make it all possible and this article tells why. |