Operational excellence (OpEx) is a holistic approach to business change that requires small, ongoing modifications capable of producing significant effects. Within power operations, this approach can ...

There is a particular kind of organizational problem that does not announce itself. Revenue is growing, headcount is ...

Many companies drive operational excellence into their operations. Yet when asked exactly what it is, there is always hesitation. Answers such as "It's about process quality (making perfect parts ...

According to a 2022 McKinsey study, the mining industry is not keeping up with other industries in terms of productivity. This presents a problem, but it also presents an opportunity for an industry ...

Many high product variety manufacturing companies have come to understand, “operational excellence is an on-going process in which companies strive to produce better results. It has an inherent ...

What happens when operational excellence becomes the entry ticket, not the differentiator? India’s first generation of global capability centers (GCCs) was built to master efficiency, scale and ...

Companies that want to achieve a sustainable and profitable business need to focus on three dimensions of their operations, generally speaking. First is value protection, a foundational concern that ...

At first glance, the chief information security officer (CISO) and chief operating officer (COO) appear to operate in fundamentally different worlds — perhaps even at odds with one another. While the ...

In 1985, I dared to ask one single question that ended my 18-year career as a safety practitioner. It also, however, impacted how safety would be managed in companies throughout this country, and ...

Nearly 200 of the country’s top problem-solvers and efficiency gainers attended the black-tie gala awards at the Crowne Plaza, Santry, on May 30th. Hosted by author, broadcaster and comedian Colm ...