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Mastery math
Many call themselves masters, primarily to sell their services or attain a higher position. A little mastery math quickly shows that there are fewer masters than the numbers claimed. Our profession encompasses the application of many different skills. To become a master industrial engineer, one probably would have to practice a certain set of IE skills for at least 15 years.
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The cloud has arrived
Most readers are familiar with cloud computing because they experience it each day. Facebook, Gmail, Hotmail, LinkedIn and others offer cloud services. Widespread acceptance continues to increase at exponential rates because of the compelling value that cloud services offer. With careful thought and planning, this phenomenon can improve your company’s business without jeopardizing your relationship with customers.
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Patient-centered care, take one
Recently a headline announced that a certain healthcare organization was “returning to patient-centric care.” Did someone just realize that patients matter again in healthcare? I don’t mean to appear cynical, but patient-centered care has been in and out of healthcare fashion several times over the past couple of decades.
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Supply chain in the C-suite
My January column for Industrial Engineer discussed the evolution of the supply chain profession from material handling to distribution to logistics then to supply chain and end-to-end supply chain. This time I will address another evolution: the development of organizational structure.
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