"Do it or do not. There is no try." – Yoda Maintenance and repair (processes and systems) are essential for the sustained performance of the complex machinery that dominates the economic landscapes of modern industrial society. The idea of systematic maintenance has...

“The thing is – continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing.” – Michael Porter Specialized modes of communication have come into existence in recent...

“Process mapping teams often get stalled by excessive focus on variation and differences within processes, whereas value stream maps reveal macro-level similarities.”― Karen Martin Information, per se, lends itself to many theories and paradigms that should find...

"Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them." – Henry Ford Ideas and concepts that attend/animate the act of designing or modeling modern business processes must project high levels of flexibility and clarity. This is...

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin The calibrated – and intelligent – application of awareness, energy, and effort, when mated with discipline and unity of purpose, results...

“We have to look and ensure that we're paying attention to what we're doing, so that we don't reflexively institute processes and procedures that exclude people without thought” - Sonia Sotomayor Evolution implies natural processes that propel growth and...

“The word accounting comes from the word accountability. If you are going to be rich, you need to be accountable for your money” - Robert Kiyosaki Chief Financial Officers and Finance Managers understand the need to simplify accounting procedures and processes. Most...

"People respond more positively when ideas, solutions or products are presented in a way that aligns with their thinking preferences."  - Whole Brain Focused and organized effort, intelligent inputs, expert stewardship, constant assessments, and stellar leadership...

“Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest.” – Leo Babauta Aptly defined as the "measurable ability to avoid wasting materials, energy, efforts, and money", 'efficiency' embodies a key, important metric in modern business and...

"Supply chain analytics aims to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness by enabling data-driven decisions at strategic, operational, and tactical levels." – Capgemini Supply chains have etched a prominent presence among the ideas, constructs, tools, and...