by James Reyes-Picknell | Mar 12, 2025 | Executive Insights
What’s maintenance worth to your business? Do you see it as a cost center, a necessary evil, or a repair crew? Here’s a short video clip on the value of maintenance that goes well beyond common perceptions! The problem The pursuit of “lean” in...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Feb 17, 2025 | Executive Insights
Efficiency is what you need, especially in turbulent and uncertain times. Efficiency gives you room for whatever comes along. Markets for your products are volatile and input costs are going up. Feeling out of control? What can you do? Efficiency With greater...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Dec 24, 2024 | Executive Insights, Management Insights
Holiday greetings from our Santa Gremlin! May your holiday be filled with love and laughter. I’m ending 2024 with a look at all my Gremlin buddies who cause you problems. Most them are well hidden from view but they are there! You pour water on them when you...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Nov 27, 2024 | Executive Insights
Tariffs might be temporary, but if your costs are low enough, why worry? Adversity and conflict breed opportunity. You can beat tariffs by lowering costs, and being even more competitive when they are reduced. You can cut costs and come closer to levelling the playing...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Nov 20, 2024 | Executive Insights, Risk Management
Is your project ready for operations when you want to start up? Can you commission and start up with ease and expect to reach full and steady production quickly? Or is your experience with project start ups more chaotic? Chaos is natural Conceptually, entropy is a...
