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Wanted: Lean and Benchmarking ‘Sensei’
To companies focused on operational excellence, Lean Principles and the discipline of Benchmarking are considered…
The Ideal Purchasing Professional
Is there such a thing as an ideal purchasing professional and, if so, what traits…
Purchasing: Do You Really Understand Pricing?
Since my company, Lytica Inc., introduced analytics based price prediction for electronic components, many major…
Take the Embedded Inefficiencies Test
I have been absent from the blog scene for the past few months because I…
Top 7 ‘Crimes’ Often Committed by Purchasing
I was speaking with my Purchasing Manager last week; Patrick is a very capable and…
Quickening of Change Stresses Manufacturing
While Nicolas Chauvin struggled alone following the Napoleonic wars, he would have had more company…
6 Obstacles to Achieving Cost-Reduction Goals
Lytica Inc. tracks current prices paid – not distributor website prices – on about one…
Treat yourself to lower costs for the holidays
As we approach the holiday season, I am writing my final blog of 2013 about…
Becoming & Staying a Leader: the Agilent Way
Although the company announced the split in September, the Board and senior management team at…
