Manufacturers invest lots of money and intellectual capital defining and documenting the philosophies and standard practices under which they want their plants to operate. Operations bibles such as the legendary Toyota Production System not only lay out s…
Manufacturers invest lots of money and intellectual capital defining and documenting the philosophies and standard practices under which they want their plants to operate. Operati… http://www.gildevents.gilcommunity.com/blog/big-brother-coming-factory-floor/
Members of the Manufacturing Leadership Council gathered at Campbell Soup’s 611,000-square foot Pepperidge Farm plant in Denver, PA, last week to see how the state-of-the-art facility makes such iconic brands as Milano cookies and Goldfish crackers and al…
Members of the Manufacturing Leadership Council gathered at Campbell Soup’s 611,000-square foot Pepperidge Farm plant in Denver, PA, last week to see how the state-of-the-art faci… http://www.gildevents.gilcommunity.com/blog/employee-engagement-key-topic-pepperidge-farm-plant-tour/
Call it the Engagement Paradox.
On one hand, manufacturers tell us that a self-directed, engaged workforce is an increasingly important competitive advantage. Why? As more real-time information is available on the plant floor, workers need to be able to …
Call it the Engagement Paradox.
On one hand, manufacturers tell us that a self-directed, engaged workforce is an increasingly important competitive advantage. Why? As more real… http://www.gildevents.gilcommunity.com/blog/want-engaged-employees-try-opening-books/
Here’s one of the inconvenient truths about continuous improvement initiatives such as Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma: Many companies find that, over time, these programs lose momentum and generate diminishing returns.
Here’s one of the inconvenient truths about continuous improvement initiatives such as Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma: Many companies find that, over time, these programs … http://www.gildevents.gilcommunity.com/blog/key-transformational-improvement-worker-engagement/
When developing and maintaining a Continuous Improvement culture in organizations today, it is critical that leaders provide employees with a process for overcoming obstacles. Whether anticipated, or unforeseen, barriers can easily derail employees’ effor…
When developing and maintaining a Continuous Improvementculture in organizations today, it is critical that leaders provide employeeswith a process for overcoming obstacles. Wheth… http://www.gildevents.gilcommunity.com/blog/5-steps-minimizing-performance-barriers/
It may sound like a youthful distraction at first, but the creation of virtual games to reflect real world business challenges is likely to take a significant step forward in the next few years – and innovation is among the top targets on the business gam…
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