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To meet the unique challenges, South African companies need to ... Generate a zest through success and not get mired into perpetual preparation.
A specialty chemicals company used the structured customer partnering methodology to reduce costs, improve delivery time, boost both companies’ profitability, and augment customer relationships.
Since the early 1990s, several Dupont business units have relied on a performance improvement methodology called the "breakthrough Strategy".
Based on the book High-Impact Consulting, this article describes how a strategic consultant can help to effect real change in organizations.
This article shows re-engineering is not always the answer-and can even exacerbate underlying problems.
This article traces forty years of organizational fads that failed to deliver the promised results. TRW and SmithKline Beecham illustrate how leaders can drive change by starting with results instead of programs.
Confronted by either the need or desire to improve quality, managers revert to the same well-worn paths they have trod for other performance challenges.
Even Less Water in the Mojave Desert - Mike Slavich reports on Boron's water-saving program.
Most companies function at only 40% to 60% of capacity. But simple short-term successes can be used to build a high-performance organization.
In early November 1993, Jim Wagner announced several critical improvement challenges facing Motorola UDS. Of particular importance was the need to improve the delinquency and cycle time performance of key high-selling products.