Industrial Management articles from May 2003

Industrial Management archives from May 2003

Director of first impressions. (Personnel Perspectives).(company success can be negatively affected by poor first impressions )
May 1, 2003... An editorial appearing in the Providence Journal Dec. 30, 2002, reads as follows: "There is, in New Bedford, a classy woman we know who works as a receptionist. Affixed in her work space, where only she can read it, is this sign: "Director...

The economic case for systems integration.(Systems integration is the unifying thread for a company's business processes with its customers and its supply chain)
May 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Systems integration is the unifying thread that ties together physical, organizational, and business processes of a company with its customers and across its supply chain. SI can handle complexity, mitigate risk, leverage...

Reusing intellectual assets.(companies must improve their methods for managing and reusing intellectual assets)
May 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Re-creating knowledge that a company already possesses is a time- and resource-consuming activity. As companies increasingly compete oh the basis of knowledge, they must improve their methods for reusing intellectual...

Uncomplicate your organization.(the management systems you choose may be adding unnecessary complexity to your organization)
May 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The very systems put in place to control costs may be adding unnecessary complexity to your organization. Such complexity is not only unnecessary, its also a potential profitability killer. If your company exhibits a half...

Chasing due dates? There is a better way.(scheduling software can help plan resources and due dates better than traditional methods)
May 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One reason it's difficult to meet due dates is that they are often set badly, with managers relying on simplistic scheduling methods that do not account for the current workload. The availability of reasonably priced and...