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Operational Excellence
Round-Table!
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 Bridging private-industry and
academia, XONITEK and the University of Tennessee at
Knoxville are pleased to host an Operational Excellence
Round-Table discussion in Nashville,
Tennessee. The round-table will
address leveraging Operational Excellence
(Lean, Six-Sigma and Leadership) in
driving shareholder value though business
optimizations (transformational change),
efficiencies (execution), and the pursuit of
perfection (continuous improvement). The
afternoon session is open to the public, but space is
limited - so register today.
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| Upcoming Events of
Note: |
March 11th:
Association for Corporate Growth
(ACG)
Tri-State Conference: "Back to Ground Zero"
NYAS Conference Center, 7 World Trade Center,
NYC
May 16th:
XONITEK EU Operational Excellence
Summit
Prins
Hendrikkade, 59-72, 1012AD Amsterdam
May 30 thru June
3rd:
IIE Annual Conference and
Expo
Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Miami, FL
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| From Zero to Hero
By Trevor
Cusworth |
 One
of the main problems with companies is that their sights
are often set too low-using efficiency measures that
don't reflect their operation's full potential.
Zero Loss Analysis provides a strong foundation for
long-term improvement.
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| Identifying Risk Across the
Enterprise
By Alan
Taracuk |
 As
buyers are becoming more demanding in their
purchasing decisions' (assuming that Near Term
Revenue is coming from existing offerings) has the
perceived risk of your offerings increased? Buyers
still choose the offering with the least risk. How
do customers and buyers rate your offering? What
is the competition doing to make their offers more
attractive?
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Apples, Oranges and
EDI
by Edwin
Giles |
 As
with any properly planned and executed implementation
- setting up an EDI solution will take some time
and effort. But the advantages and returns will
far outweigh the initial investment in the near
term.
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How Can ERP Help in a Lean
Implementation? by Robert W.
Clarke |
 Rising material and labor costs,
weak consumer spending, and the collapsing housing
market are hammering businesses nationwide. Many
are looking for ways to re-engineer themselves to
compensate for flattening growth. Lean
manufacturing has emerged as a viable method for
ensuring continued prosperity. Some people believe
that Lean and ERP are mutually exclusive - They are
not. How can there be
teamwork?
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If
you have any questions or comments related to this
publication, please contact Trinity DeMars at
DeMarsTK@xonitek.com |
