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En esta nueva década, viviremos la Cuarta Revolución Industrial, un entorno sin precedentes, acelerado por la pandemia del COVID-19. Según el Foro Económico Mundial, esta transformación hará desaparecer, aproximadamente, el 50 % de los puestos de trabajo actuales; esto obliga a los profesionales a desarrollar nuevas habilidades y características si quieren sobrevivir en este entorno altamente cambiante. En este libro, lleno de historias, anécdotas...
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Este libro presenta el estudio de los obstáculos técnicos al comercio internacional (OTC) en cuatro sectores productivos estratégicos y prioritarios de Bogotá: cuero, calzado y marroquinería; textiles y confecciones; envases de plástico; y muebles de madera. Estos sectores fueron seleccionados con base en estudios previos, según su tamaño y oportunidades de exportación, así como su exposición a los OTC. El estudio se concentró, además,...
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED
- How can an engineering driven company develop a market based strategy?
- Why develop a strategy if environment and opportunities change faster than that strategy can be executed?
- How can opportunities be chased if resources are not available to address them rapidly?
- How can resources be built and opportunities pursued if the weight of matrix organizations crushes initiative?
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Management has the important job of teaching and helping people get better. But they also need to give support, listen, motivate, give power, and give challenges. If you want people to do what you want them to do and do it well and passionately, you have to find the way to encourage and motivate them.Management has the important job of teaching and helping people get better. But they also need to give support, listen, motivate, give power, and give...
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The best engineers are often highly effective managers and leaders. If you are ambitious and aim to advance your career, obtaining these skills is crucial. Perhaps you've been promoted to a management position because of your performance as a technical expert. If so, what you now need are the new, complementary skills to survive and thrive in this brave new world. Likewise, for small manufacturing businesses, strong inspirational leadership and effective...
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Genchi genbutsu is the Toyota way of thoroughly understanding a situation by personally observing and confirming information or data at the place where the situation is happening. For instance, when someone in charge is trying to figure out a problem, they will go to where the work is being done and watch how it's being done. They will also talk to the people doing the work to make sure the information is correct and to understand what's going on....
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By minimizing waste and waiting times, the lean operational concepts and techniques serve to maximize value for patients. It places a strong emphasis on staff involvement, ongoing improvement, and consideration of the demands of the consumer.. All employees of the firm, from clinicians to operations and administrative personnel, continuously work to identify areas of waste and eliminate anything that does not create value for patients using lean concepts...
8) PMP Exam Prep: How to pass the PMP Exam on your First Attempt – Learn Faster, Retain More and Pas
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Discover the Only Guide You'll Ever Need to Smash Your Project Management Professional Exams on Your First or Next Try! Are you preparing to take your first PMP exam, but are scared by how notoriously difficult it is to pass? Have you spent money and sleepless nights preparing for the exam, only to fall short when the results are out? Do you want to uncover secret information, hacks and tips to give you the best possible chance of passing the PMP...
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To make it easier for people to see how their improvements fit into the bigger picture, it's important to have a clear vision and purpose as part of the lean strategy and strategic plan. People should have knowledge about their intended destination. They want to know where you are heading.
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The global phenomenon that has sold 3.6 million copies, is published in a record-breaking 46 languages and is a bestseller across five continents-now updated and expanded with new contentIn this perennial bestseller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, globally preeminent management thinkers W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne challenge everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Recognized as one of...
11) The Carpet Cleaning Business Blueprint: The Definitive Guide for Starting Your Own Carpet Cleaning C
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Embark on a transformative journey into the world of entrepreneurship with "The Carpet Cleaning Business Blueprint: The Definitive Guide For Starting Your Own Carpet Cleaning Company." This indispensable manual serves as your beacon of knowledge, illuminating the path to establishing a successful carpet cleaning business from scratch.Dive headfirst into the intricacies of the carpet cleaning industry as this guide navigates you through every essential...
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«Un manual práctico que explica cómo se deben implementar los sistemas de gestión Lean Six Sigma para transformar los resultados de una empresa, escrito por personas que han implementado esas ideas en numerosas organizaciones que operan en sectores y regiones muy diversos.»F. Warren McFarlan, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts«El libro es una guía indispensable para aquellas personas que deban asumir el desafío del liderazgo. También...
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Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement' is a comprehensive guide that equips readers with the knowledge and tools to foster a culture of continuous improvement (CI) in their organizations. Beginning with the definition and importance of CI, the book covers a range of topics including root cause analysis, removing barriers, and changing negative beliefs. It delves into leadership's role in CI, attitudes and behaviors that support it, and considerations...
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TPS is a Thinking Production System rooted in leadership and a comprehensive set of principles, we can begin to fully appreciate its potential and apply it effectively in diverse industries and contexts. So, what exactly is TPS? It is a holistic approach to production that requires a shift in mindset and a deep understanding of the principles that drive its implementation. TPS is not limited to a specific industry or a set of rigid techniques. It...
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In recent years, financial professionals have been using outdated ideas and methods to judge how well companies are doing and give feedback to the bosses. This helps the executives and CEOs figure out what changes they need to make and make important choices. The boss wants assistance in locating the means to finance a new project. He wants to find areas where we can reduce costs in our products and services, as well as determine if changes made have...
16) How Lean Can Improve Healthcare?: A Brief Guide on Eliminating Waste and Identifying Areas for Imp
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The lean operational concepts and techniques help make things more efficient for patients by reducing waste and wait times. This focuses on getting employees involved, constantly getting better, and thinking about what the customers want. All workers in the company, including doctors, staff, and support staff, always try to find ways to save time and money and get rid of anything that doesn't help patients, using lean methods in healthcare.To ensure...
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Changing how we manage people is important for making any business plan work. In his great book Toyota Kata (2009), Mike Rother talks about how Toyota changes the way its employees act and think by forming new habits and culture. Using the word "kata" to explain how Toyota solves problems instead of using the pharase "problem solving." Toyota's way helps create a better work environment by teaching people to become better leaders and make positive...
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New Tools to Overcome the Human Barriers to Change
Leaders know that their job is to transform their organizations to keep pace with technology and an ever-changing business environment. They also know that they are bound to fail in doing so. But this discouraging prospect is not because they won't be able to solve a technological or strategic problem. Leaders will fail because of intractable human responses associated with change--responses such...
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Since they got started in the 1920's, generations of managers have emerged from the business schools worldwide, slowly taking over organizations both in the public and in the private sector. They are, armed with only two objectives: 1) define targets and 2) measure progress. "What gets measured gets done". And, the rest of us are so caught up in the same thinking that we cannot even see that alternative ways of leading exist. This book is about the...
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A way to control production where activities that come after in the process communicate what they need to activities that come before. Pull production aims to reduce or remove excessive production and is one of the three key elements of a complete just-in-time production system.In pull production, a step that comes after another step, either in the same place or somewhere else, tells the step before it what stuff or materials are required, how much...
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