by Russell Cummings | Jul 2, 2010 | Business Tips
What is your strategy, again? Or You’re selling “what”? One of the key problems with this current financial crisis is that much of the problem has been created because of flawed strategies. For example: one of the first regional banks to crash in the...
by Russell Cummings | Jul 1, 2010 | Business Tips
If nothing else, the current crisis has clearly underlined the global nature of our economy. We are now, more than ever, influenced by the actions and reactions of our international partners. The flow-on effects of the sub-prime mortgage fallout in the United States...
by Russell Cummings | Jun 16, 2010 | Business Tips, Process Improvement
What is Lean Production? The best way to describe this innovative production system is to contrast it with craft production and mass production. Craft production uses highly skilled workers and simple but flexible tools to make exactly what the consumer asks for, one...
by Russell Cummings | Jun 1, 2010 | Planning, Strategy
Panic now and avoid the rush! With a pending meltdown of the global financial system, a looming global recession, fuel and interest rate pressures and the day-to-day worries of managing a business – it’s no wonder that a whole heap of people are opting to...