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Pricing is Strategic: Why Southwest Customers Wouldn’t Buy a Bentley

Have you thought about your strategy and whether it relates to your pricing? It is easy to get caught up in competitive pricing situations and start to lower your price; however, it might be the time to take a step back and see whether what you are doing matches your branding and strategy.
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Gaining New Ideas to Increase Business Value

There is no doubt that the most successful executives utilize all of these techniques to make sure they generate a seemingly never-ending stream of ideas to increase the value of their business.  Will you set aside time on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to priorities these activities? 

Kaizens & the Importance of Metrics

My colleague and I led a Kaizen workshop on metrics last week with a process manufacturing client.  It is always interesting to brainstorm which metrics are the most relevant in tracking a company's success.  They are NOT always the same. 

Press Release: Supply Chain Expert Lisa Anderson Shares Big Picture Perspectives for Profit Opportunities

Lisa Anderson's new book offers unique perspectives on turning everyday business interactions into profitable opportunities for innovation.

Case Study in Spotting Hidden Opportunities

To take a profitable path forward engage a team to spot hidden opportunities and reward the whole team for its collaborative efforts. Situation:  Our client was performing on par with their industry; however, to remain viable over the long-term, they had to kick it up a notch to grow [...]

The Million Dollar Project Manager

Project managers drive initiative results yet they aren’t often treated with the respect nor given the support they need to thrive. Published in "Project Times" website, November 14, 2016 Click here for original article. In our experience working with manufacturers and distributors from small, family-owned businesses to medium-sized, private [...]

Why Financial Acumen is Relevant to Operations

Have you put your organization under review to look for ideas and solutions that may be right in front of you? Take a step back and look for those strategic weapons with an eagle eye at improving performance and your bottom line. As we brainstormed our unique value proposition [...]

Results Follow People

Results follow people who put together strategies and successfully implement them. Great tools help, but people are critical to improving your bottom line. Results don’t occur with the latest fads – even with good fads such as lean manufacturing or SIOP (sales, inventory and operations planning) programs. Results don’t [...]

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