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Industry 4 0…. Simple right ?
Industry 4 0….. All the experts would have you think is simple right ? I think it’s fair to say, most people, deep down hate change. And in most cases the people running manufacturing companies can be particularly slow to change. They are risk adverse after all and...
SMEs: Are you ready for the revolution?
For my previous article in The European, I put forward the question of whether Industry 4.0 will in fact be a revolution or a mere acceleration of evolution. Since then, I have spoken to more engineers leading Industry 4.0 projects around the world....
EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION: WHICH APPROACH IS THE BEST?
We are told that the next industrial revolution is looming and that artificial intelligence threatens our jobs. But when? And what should organisations be doing now? Nigel Reaney, CEO of LMAC, examines the issues Disrupters are all around us. Uber, Space...
INDUSTRY 4.0 EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION
Industry 4.0 is the buzz phrase on the street. Leaders across many industries are talking about it. But is it all it’s cracked up to be? There is no doubt that technologies are developing faster now than at any other time in recent history, but the fact that we...
JULIETTE FOSTER INTERVIEWS LMAC CONSULTING
As experts in high-performance business, LMAC Consulting helps organisations compete by developing their strengths and competitive advantages. Rather than just showing you how to use performance improvement tools, our consultants have the necessary industry and...
YOKOTEN: ELEVATING YOUR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Yokoten is a very powerful concept. If implemented correctly, the process of yokoten can continuously improve processes throughout an entire organisation. Yet few organisations are neither aware of it or have considered using this very underrated tool. As...
MAXIMISING YOUR SUPPLY CHAINS POTENTIAL
Let’s be honest about it, in today's ever changing dynamic business environment, virtually all operational processes are interrelated. In many cases, Value Chains have become very complex and in some cases very long. This is often done for all the right...
CUSTOMER FOCUS – TAKING A LOOK IN THE MIRROR
Customer focus is something that almost every organization says it majors on. But do they? Like many consultants, I travel and stop in at a lot of hotels. Customer Service for a hotel is a major component of their business model. Delighting their customers...
BUILDING A CULTURE FOR CHANGE
In this series of articles, I would like to take a little time to look at an aspect of cultural change that many people in business either do not understand or simply shy away from because it is too difficult. And that is Leader Standard Work. So let’s...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CORE PURPOSE IN BUSINESS
Core Purpose, not to be confused with Company Vision or Company Values (which could be considered the “where” and “how”), a company’s core purpose is more about the “why”. In fact, it could be considered the philosophical component that is often missing in...
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