by Rob Tracy | Oct 4, 2021 | Leadership
Photo by cottonbro from Pexels Do NOT Automate My Report!In my early career, I was a programmer at a big company, and I wrote a program that would create a report that would save the VP of Ops a lot of time.I was called to his office, expecting to receive praise and...
by Rob Tracy | Sep 21, 2021 | Leadership
Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash Leadership, or lack thereof, is often cited as one of the primary reasons that major change initiatives fail. In this post, I am sharing some advice about where leaders should focus their limited time and attention to have the maximum...
by Rob Tracy | Sep 18, 2021 | Leadership, People
Photo by Mark Fletcher-Brown on Unsplash We all know about the talent shortage. In this short video I make the case for rolling up our sleeves and choosing the strategies for how you’re going to face this challenge. Manufacturers are resilient and tough. We’ll get...
by Rob Tracy | Sep 14, 2021 | Leadership
Photo by Lukas Blazek on Unsplash The weekly scorecard is an important element of a strong operating system. It helps to ensure that the team is working with facts and data rather than “I think” and “I feel”. Even though the scorecard is...
by Rob Tracy | Sep 14, 2021 | Operations
Photo by Alexandar Todov on Unsplash Sales & Operations Planning, or SOP, is a process that ensures that the sales forecast is aligned with production capacity. Prior to the pandemic, it was pretty widely accepted that operations could adjust capacity, up and...
