Uncertainty and Productivity
A friend and I were talking about uncertainty and before it lurched to Heisenberg we discussed its relevance to management. Taleb’s “Antifragile” is a nice approach to uncertainty in “a … Read more
Process, Productivity and Outsourcing
Productivity and Emotional Balance
Productivity in manufacturing is affected by Taiichi Ohno’s Seven Wastes: overproduction waiting transporting inappropriate processing unnecessary inventory unnecessary / excess motion defects The elimination of these wastes lies behind most … Read more
Social Consequences of Firm-level Automation
Digital disruption, driverless cars, process automation, robotics in the workplace. All symptoms of technological advancement and achievement and all to be hailed. But… Let’s have a look at the century … Read more