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Cressfactory

The struggle against inefficiency

Managing director of Cressall Resistors, Cy Wilkinson, shares his thoughts on how to keep production relative to increased sales, as well as, his advice on

Though communism may be declining in China, the theory of continuous revolution developed by its founding father Mao Tse-tung may have some parallels on free market manufacturing management thinking.

Published: 10 April 2014 2:06pm
by Victoria Fitzgerald
Steve

High tech; lean tech

Senior consultant at Edinburgh Napier University, Steve Yorkstone, compares the duplicitous appeal of technology and how drives towards new software and technologies can limit improvement

For the love of technology

It seems almost every newspaper I have opened recently references the unstoppable rise of technology.

Published: 10 April 2014 11:51am
by Victoria Fitzgerald
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The scaling dilemma

Writer, lecturer and lean software development expert, Mary Poppendieck emphasises the imperative of creating meaningful goals and enabling a workforce with the autonomy to achieve

“One of the most scalable organisations in human history was the Roman army.

Published: 10 April 2014 11:24am
by Victoria Fitzgerald
ChristianVerstraete

Can we transform IT through lean management?

Chief technologist for Hewlett-Packard, Christian Verstraete, discusses how the amalgamation of varying technology is changing business interactions on every level and how lean can improve

Christian Verstraete at a glance:

  • 20 years specialising in IT supporting business processes
  • Studied engineering at Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
  • Co-authored Strategic Value Creation through Collaborative Supplier Relationship Management, (2005)

Many IT departments are struggling.

Published: 10 April 2014 10:55am
by Victoria Fitzgerald