Instant replay has been around professional sports for a long-time. And whether you agree with how it impacts flow of the game, it is hard to disagree with the notion that going back to “review what happened” is not a powerful tool. Factory owners and manufacturers long have had the databases and the [...] Read more »
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Back to the Toyota Way
MondayFeb 15, 2010
by Oliver
As the media continues to bombard the public with reports of Toyota vehicle problems, companies actively implementing lean manufacturing (a.k.a Toyota Production System or TPS) are trying to understand if there are limitations built into TPS. In a recent Forbes article, Yuri Kageyama examines why the accelerator and brake problems are out-of-character for a [...] Read more »
How important is analytics in decision-making?
MondayDec 21, 2009
by tony
A new IBM study was released today about how successful companies utilize analytics. They conclude that, “many enterprises are operating with blind spots and without management systems for effectively putting information into action.” Read the full reports here. In short, great companies make great decisions through the support of great analytics. Among the most interesting [...] Read more »
How to use ZOOMS
MondayDec 14, 2009
by tony
Don’t forget to check out our videos on YouTube that give you a quick tutorial on how you and your entire team can obtain PI data instantly through ZOOMS. No more 800-page manuals or 2-day training sessions. Just view these few 30-second videos and start trying some searches on your PI data.
Don’t Make Me Think
WednesdayJul 22, 2009
by Oliver
Years back, I got the first edition of the book Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug. The book is about making websites usable… if your website (…your software) is easy to use, you will get more users. Since we wanted more users with ZOOMS, we designed the web-interface to PI with nuggets of wisdom [...] Read more »