Daily Archives: August 22, 2007

Pragmatism and Management Knowledge

Posted on August 22, 2007 by John Hunter

Is the Theory of Constraints (TOC) a Theory? [the broken link was removed]: I suppose it’s a question of precision then. There are many things that you could argue are useful, if you argue backward from the end result. Yet … Continue reading →

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Tesco in the USA

Posted on August 22, 2007 by John Hunter

Tesco is opening Fresh and Easy stores in the USA: starting with Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix and Las Vegas. Tesco is the third largest retailer in the world and well known for using lean management methods. I added Tesco … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Customer focus, Lean thinking, Management, Respect, Systems thinking | 1 Comment