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Factories are made up of people, processes and technology and when you bring them all together to operate in an aligned manner you establish a smart approach that raises productivity, increases efficiencies and leads to revenue growth. This week on Make It Right James Crean, the President and CTO at CREAN Inc discusses how SMART…
read moreNapoleon Hill’s seminal book “Think & Grow Rich” was released in 1937 but it was based on research he conducted prior to that, over some 25 years, as he interviewed the great leaders of his time – Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller and Alexander Graham Bell…just to name a few. In…
read more“There are several proven CI methodologies that work and guess what, they all centre around ensuring that the people who do the work are empowered, involved in and trained on continuously improving the processes they do every day at work.” That comment is from Shane Wentz, a Certified LEAN Six Sigma Master Black Belt who…
read moreHow do you post 30% growth, with just 30% of your workforce during a pandemic? Compassionate leadership, continuous improvement and laughter is how AP&G Co. did it. AP&G’s Plant Manager Vladimir Floresca was originally a guest on Make It Right (Episode 60) in the summer of 2019 when he discussed the plant’s continuous improvement processes…
read moreAaron Brimer has been in procurement for the last decade and in those years he has weathered some supply storms and learned from those experiences. He has a procurement philosophy that has helped him through challenges, even during a crazy year like 2020 when the way we all do business changed. In October Aaron began…
read moreThis is Part 2 of our conversation with Harry Moser, the founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative. He discusses how some US companies can successfully reshore their manufacturing activities. You can also listen to Part 1 of this conversation in Episode 133 where Harry explains how COVID-19 has shone a light on some of…
read moreThe US at one time was a powerhouse of manufacturing but over the last few decades, in an effort to reduces costs, North American companies began offshoring manufacturing to other parts of the world. Some manufacturing began to boomerang back to these shores in recent years and the industry was growing. Then in 2020 COVID-19…
read more“Leadership is to serve and develop people through human interactions and relationships towards the achievement of goals that support purpose.” That is how this week’s guest, Jamie V. Parker, views the role of leadership. A recovering command and control leader Jamie now works with manufacturing leaders helping them find balance between leading and coaching their…
read moreThis week on Make It Right Peter Gibbons, CEO of TireHub, and leadership advisor Kevin Snook share their thoughts on what makes a world-class leader. Sharing stories and insights from their careers and personal lives they discuss how they see the role of the leader, how leadership is evolving and why it is a privilege…
read moreAccording to John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre, COVID-19 has reached 34 million cases & 1 million deaths for a death rate of 3% worldwide as of October 1 2020. However, these numbers are all lower than actual because of the inability to test and report in some countries. As countries open up and necessary employees…
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