Industrial Management articles from July 2003

Industrial Management archives from July 2003

Delegation: responsibility and authority.(personnel perspective)
July 1, 2003... I was approached by a very small company that was trying to reorganize itself into a more efficient organization. The request for help came from the office manager, John, who was promoted to his position in order to reshape the company. The...

Maximizing your engineering productivity.
July 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY While most companies realize mat greater engineering productivity can be a major competitive weapon, they have been unable to define and measure it consistently. A study by global management consulting company PRTM...

Making technology pay.
July 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Every day, companies invest in new technology with the belief that financial benefits will result. And every day, managers' hopes are shattered by the reality of implementations that don't positively affect the bottom...

Benchmarking success hinges on internal data.
July 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The mania to collect comparative data has eclipsed the rationale behind benchmarking in many cases. There are too many companies chasing data from external sources that have not done the homework necessary to make that...

Change management for big systems.
July 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY All it takes is one example of completely inadequate change management in a big system to illustrate how to do things the wrong way. If you anticipate changes in a big system, prepare your crew and make them explicity...