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Tag Archives: Wisconsin
Lessons for Managers from Wisconsin and Duke Basketball
What can managers learn from Duke and Wisconsin’s basketball teams? Duke and Wisconsin are in the college basketball championship game tonight. They reached this stage through a great deal of hard work, skill, training and coaching. Raw talent matters to … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Systems thinking
Tagged Madison, management, sports, system thinking, teams, Wisconsin
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How ‘Buy American’ Can Hurt U.S. Firms
How ‘Buy American’ Can Hurt U.S. Firms Canadian communities angered by perceived American chauvinism have started a Buy Canadian campaign to exclude U.S. bidders from municipal contracts. “If that sticks, well, there goes 25% of my business,” said Mr. Pokorsky. … Continue reading
Posted in Competition, Economics, Lean thinking, Systems thinking
Tagged Economics, Manufacturing, Public Sector, Systems thinking, Wisconsin
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Making Life Difficult for Customers
Companies seem to think technology is an excuse to provide bad service. Or maybe they don’t need any excuse at all to do so, based on how often they provide bad service. My latest experience with lame pointy haired boss … Continue reading
Posted in Customer focus, IT, Management, Software Development
Tagged bad customer service, internet, Madison, Software Development, usability, Wisconsin
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Parfrey’s Glen, Wisconsin
See more photos from my visit to Parfrey’s Glen Natural Area in Wisconsin, about an hour outside of Madison. It really was amazingly beautiful – the pictures do not do it justice. The Parfrey’s Glen trail is under a mile … Continue reading
Posted in curiouscat.com, Travel photos
Tagged John Hunter, Madison, photos, Travel photos, Wisconsin
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Engineering Innovation for Manufacturing and the Economy
Editorial: Engineering Innovation, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: They are the invisible heroes in business, the men and women who make innovation possible. They are people like Mary Ann Wright at Johnson Controls in Milwaukee, the former chief engineer for the Ford … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lean thinking, Management, Manufacturing, Public Sector, Science, Systems thinking
Tagged Economics, engineering, Manufacturing, Wisconsin
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Applied Quality Engineering Education
Classroom projects translate into immediate workplace gains for working professionals in engineering [the broken link was removed] In the final semester of his UW–Madison master’s degree, Bob Aloisi didn’t just earn a letter grade in his quality engineering class: He … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Education, Management, Science
Tagged economy, engineering, Madison, Manufacturing, Wisconsin
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Going Lean Brings Long-term Payoffs
Going lean brings long-term payoffs [the broken link was removed] by John Torinus: The growing number of Wisconsin manufacturers, and the few service companies, taking the lean journey are learning that it is not a sprint. … The immediate paybacks … Continue reading
Wisconsin Manufacturing
Editorial: A way forward for state companies [the broken link was removed], Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The idea of lean manufacturing is pretty close to a religion at Ariens these days. The tenets: Be quick on the draw. Improve continuously. Be … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lean thinking, Management, Public Sector
Tagged Manufacturing, Wisconsin
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ThedaCare: Lean Healthcare
Area health systems put customer service first [the broken link was removed] by MaryBeth Matzek In 2005, ThedaCare was able to save $10 million thanks to its lean programs and officials hope to save another $12 million this year, Toussaint … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, Lean thinking, Management Articles
Tagged Health care, lean healthcare, Lean thinking, Wisconsin
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Invest in New Management Methods Not a Failing Company, 1986
Invest in New Management Methods Not a Failing Company by William Hunter, 1986 I predict American Motors will stop making cars in Wisconsin in the near future, whether or not the state’s money is used for a temporary propping-up operation. … Continue reading →