47 stories, no elevator Are you sure this building wasn’t designed by American MBA graduates who are currently in charge of Fortune 500 companies? It certainly sounds like a design which comes out of their “cut costs cut costs cut costs” cackling hen sessions. I mean who wouldn’t think you can just throw another 27 stories on top of a building without making any significant changes? I bet they even used a spreadsheet to justify … This is How MBAs ThinkRead more
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Does Anyone Else Remember When the Ghetto Was Universally Hated?
The title kind of says it all. I remember those times. Perhaps I’m part of the last generation which will remember such times. I know prior generations held firmly to the belief. No matter where they came from, any able bodied person who found themselves in the ghetto hated being there and worked any job they could find to get out of the ghetto. Today this isn’t the case. Sadly many people think being a … Does Anyone Else Remember When the Ghetto Was Universally Hated?Read more
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Part Supersession Debacles
I have run into this problem so many times during my career it is not funny. You get this problem when you higher managers from rinky-dink schools like Keller and combine them with engineers willing to work for below market salaries. What is the problem? The misguided and ill-informed decision you can save money by using a single part supersession database for but current production assembly and field support. Oh, believe me, I’ve seen all … Part Supersession DebaclesRead more
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Grade 8 Bolt Syndrome
No matter how long you work in this industry, you will never cease to be amazed at the Grade 8 Bolt Syndrome. What is this syndrome you ask? It is the ability of management to view everything a company spends money on as Grade 8 bolts. Every vendor’s product is considered the same, and therefore, non-unique. Then they try to shove all of these “similar” vendors into a vendor management system where the lowest bid … Grade 8 Bolt SyndromeRead more
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Disposable Management
In the days of old, in order to get into upper management you had to start off at the bottom of the company and work your way up to the top. Companies hired individuals straight out of high school (sometimes before they graduated) and started them off at the bottom. For companies with large office buildings, this was usually in the mail room. When the company was construction or heavy manufacturing it was which ever … Disposable ManagementRead more