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"Supply Chain
Management; Critical Factors For Success."
Welcome,
Do you have a Supply Chain Management program?
More importantly, do you know if a Supply Chain Management program can add to your bottom line?
If
you're not asking, you better start!
In
today’s markets, organizations rarely make huge
margins on products or services that they bring to
market. This means they must find new ways to bring
value to the shareholders. The value that shareholders
look for is profitability and longevity of the company.
If profit margins aren’t achieving desired levels of
value, how do we change our current model to achieve an
acceptable return? During the 1990’s corporations
attempted to bolster returns by implementing programs
such as re-engineering and right sizing. Management was
able to bring short-term value to the shareholder by
reducing capital resource budgets. Unfortunately, this
strategy has left many organizations understaffed and
operating at less than 100% efficiency. In turn, customer service levels have suffered,
production is down, and quality is suffering. These
results adversely affect the bottom line and thus create
dissatisfied shareholders.
An
Introduction
to the white paper I published in October... click here
for the rest of the paper.
Thanks
to the companies who showed up! I really do appreciate it.
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Coaching
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It is their responsibility to set the tone and
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There is a common assumption made that those who
reach management level no longer need personal development; in
fact this is seldom the case.
Unfortunately, personal growth opportunities for people
at this level are rare and one major drawback of being in a
senior position is isolation from meaningful feedback.
The coaching program that we offer is recognized
as a valuable privilege and a powerful tool for star performers
who wish to shine even brighter--akin to the world-class athlete
who seeks coaching in order to excel and then to do better.
The program is also applicable to the executive who has
the potential but for some reason is not delivering what might
be expected.
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Questions and Answers?
I talk to a lot of companies
about being lean and removing the waste from their
organizations. Many managers ask me what they will do after the
waste is removed from the organization?
But on a more serious
note, I am asked frequently if lean can be applied to small
businesses and or administrative functions.
For
my answer click here
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Cycle Time Reduction .... The
reduction in time that it takes to complete a process or
series of processes, without degrading the quality of
the process or product. Can this concept save you
money?
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here to find out....
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Are
you ISO 9001 Registered?
Here's another question everyone's asking. With
the constant requirement for improvement, can ISO 9001
be an answer to your needs?
Email Mike for
information
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This is Vol. IV Series III in a series of newsletters I
will be offering to past, current and prospective
clients. I hope you find value in the bits of
information these newsletters offer. Please
feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.
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What's
the definition of insanity ...
To do the same
thing over and over and expect a different
result!
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you for subscribing! Mike
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Total
Cost Solutions, Inc.
Welcome
to the 'Get
an Edge' Newsletter, which you can expect to receive every 4
to 6 weeks in your e-mailbox.
For Information on:
Quality
Management
Supply
Chain Management
Organizational
Development
Michael
will be speaking on Strategic Supplier Partnerships at an ASQ
Baltimore Section Breakfast meeting in January 2004. Email Mike
for information
For
Information on The American Society For Quality
Click
Here for info
Michael spoke on ISO-9000-2000 at the Total Quality Institutes fall quarterly on October 15th.
Email
Mike for a copy of the presentation.
For
information on topics Mike can speak to your organization about,
click here.
Note
from Mike:
Thanks, everyone.
Please feel free to send this letter to any other professional that may have an interest in keeping
up to-date on current issues related to quality,
organizational development or supply chain management.
What
is Get An
Edge ?
Since starting Total Cost Solutions Inc.
in June of 2000,
I have answered many questions
about supply
chain, quality, and organizational
development. I though I might provide you
with a vehicle
to see what questions your peers are asking and what my answers
are.
Ask
A Question
Have a question, send
it to me. I can't answer
every question I receive, but in each issue
I'll publish a Q&A that I think everyone will find helpful.
Feedback
Is there a general topic you'd
like to see covered or have
an idea on how to improve this newsletter?
Please
let me know.
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