Showing posts with label Continuous Improvement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Continuous Improvement. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

#763: Why Manufacturing Workers Are Quitting

 An interesting article from the Washington Post.  You may need to register to access, but registration unlocks 10 free articles per month.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/09/why-manufacturing-has-seen-biggest-spike-workers-quitting

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

#654: The Farmer's Advocate: Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford

While the second part of this segment focuses on how Beth Ford rose to her position and is of interest to those who study leadership and management, the first part is a great example of how big data is impacting the farming industry where margins are slim and efficiency is key to survival. Click here to view. The embedded video shown below is the entire 60 Minutes episode. This segment is placed in the last 20 or so minutes.

Thursday, August 29, 2019

#648: New Seeds May Help Cotton Farmers in Face of Drought, Climate Change

With stagnant prices for their crop and high fixed costs, farmers need to improve and protect their yield to stay financially solvent. Click here if video fails to load.

Friday, May 10, 2019

#635: Sweden Is Going Cashless

Another segment from CBS Sunday Morning and another of several I have posted regarding the move to a cashless society. Click here if video fails to load.

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Monday, April 8, 2019

Monday, March 25, 2019

#626: Influencers Are the Best Way to Keep Retail Alive

Click here to access the CBS This Morning Segment about how social media is helping retailers like Nordstrom compete in a changing retail market.

Saturday, November 3, 2018

#612: "You Can't Hack Paper"

Take an accounting professor whose undergraduate major was political science and you get someone who loves this segment. I'm all about saving money and improving the number of people who exercise their voting rights. Click here to see the video from NBC Nightly News. You'll need to scroll down a little to play it.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

#609: Service to Product: Transitioning from One Business to Another

Great example of contrast between skill set needed to effectively manage each type of business and cash flow needs. Click here if video fails to load.

Saturday, August 25, 2018

#599: A Ferry Company Navigates Losing a Competitor

Click here to load the segment from Your Business, a Sunday morning program on MSNBC. Growth is great, but this segment shows you often have to work harder to grow than you did to establish the business.

Saturday, June 30, 2018

#596: Restaurateur Danny Meyer on Going Cashless

Visit this You Tube link to view this segment on why Danny Meyer is taking some of his restaurants cashless. Take aways for both financial and managerial accounting classes.

#788: How to Outsmart Shoplifters