Cina Vantaggio di flessibilità non solo di costo
25 gennaio 2012 § Lascia un commento
Chi parla di un solo vantaggio di costo per la China, forse non ha ben chiara la visione di quanto realmente accade, e questo si lega in maniera importante alle temute e tanto discusse liberalizzazioni.
La flessibilità, la disponibilità, la prontezza di risposta al mercato sono elementi fondamentali e oramai imprescindibili per un azienda che vuole ritenersi competitiva, il solo costo non è sempre sufficiente.
Di seguito un articolo del New York Times, che ci aiuta a capire, cosa sono in grado di fare i Cinesi per lavorare.
Prima di leggere vi faccio alcune domande:
– In Italia siamo essere tutti sufficientemente flessibili?
– Perchè fa tanta paura la liberalizzazione soprattutto a tutti gli Italiani?
Buona lettura
An article in the New York Times explains the reason why manufacturing the iPhone in United States will likely never happen 1:
Apple executives say that going overseas, at this point, is their only option. One former executive described how the company relied upon a Chinese factory to revamp iPhone manufacturing just weeks before the device was due on shelves. Apple had redesigned the iPhone’s screen at the last minute, forcing an assembly line overhaul. New screens began arriving at the plant near midnight.
A foreman immediately roused 8,000 workers inside the company’s dormitories, according to the executive. Each employee was given a biscuit and a cup of tea, guided to a workstation and within half an hour started a 12-hour shift fitting glass screens into beveled frames. Within 96 hours, the plant was producing over 10,000 iPhones a day.
“The speed and flexibility is breathtaking,” the executive said. “There’s no American plant that can match that.”
The article goes on and explains that it is flexibility and NOT cost that makes China so competitive. With added commentary that the Middle Income in America will continued to get squeezed and eventually disappear, the article is overall very unoptomistic on the prospects of America being able to compete with China. Indeed, the article claims that flexibility of that type is unheard of and virtually impossible in America.
I don’t know about you, but I’m glad that this type of Taylorism and inhumane treatment of people is not allowed via government legislation. True, whenever the government steps in, lead time increases and costs also increase, but sometimes the price for liberty requires added precautions and boundaries that keep people from treating others inhumanely. Freedom has bounds.
In general, there are two things wrong with the New York Times article:
It is celebrating slavery. By claiming that flexibility will, in its current state and in the end, beat out America, the article is inadvertently celebrating slavery. If the price of flexibility for a company like Apple means that people work 14 hours and $17 a day and are woken up in the middle of the night and given a biscuit and tea to then work some more because of a last minute design change from Apple, then China wins on flexibility.
Their definition of “flexibility” fails to acknowledge the power of Lean Manufacturing for last minute changes the article describes. In fact, lean manufacturing – properly applied and executed – shines in situations where there are last minute changes, provided the operation had Heijunka in place and was already operating on a single piece flow philosophy. But that approach doesn’t require people waking up in the middle of the night and slavery-like conditions. It requires a well-formed and designed operation built on the tenets of lean manufacturing.
Despite Apple’s Code of Conduct for suppliers, last minute design changes like the article describes will continue to “train” suppliers to treat their people badly. Indeed, Apple will continue to be demanding on the one hand, but making it almost impossible for suppliers to comply to its demands on the other.
WTCO presenta WTRADING
23 gennaio 2012 § Lascia un commento
WTCO introduce nuove attività
WTRADING nasce dall’esperienza Internazionale dello staff WTCO nella ricerca di fornitori e clienti per conto dei nostri Clienti.
Questa esperienza ci ha permesso di consolidare una struttura dedita alla ricerca, al contatto e alla trattativa per conto dei nostri Clienti di quanto da loro richiesto senza che li stessi possano comparire.
Analizzare la concorrenza ed entrarVi in contatto in maniera diretta, acquistare attrezzature e macchinari senza comparire direttamente
In aggiunta il nostro lavoro, Vi permetterà di avere una chiara visione di quanto ricercato in quanto a corredo dell’attività andremo ad effettuare tutte quelle valutazioni volte a verificare che il rapporto Prezzo/Qualità rispetti le condizioni di Mercato
Di seguito l’elenco delle attività correlate:
- Preventivazione ed Acquisto Attrezzature
- Preventivazione ed Acquisto Automobili e Automezzi aziendali
- Acquisizioni Aziendali (in questa area forniamo anche servizi correlati)
- Acquisizione di Immobili
- Vendita di Aziende
- Vendita di attrezzature
- Vendita Pubblicità
il Nostro motto è Vendere e creare nuove opportunità commerciali
Il mondo sta cambiando
18 gennaio 2012 § Lascia un commento
Vorrei segnalarvi questo articolo che anticipa, un articolo in arrivo riguardo il pessismo costante del momento vs ottimismo
L’articolo tratto dal HBR.org pone una visione positiva di quello che possiamo fare, e mi trova perfettamente d’accordo, pensare positivo, credere in quello che si fa mantenendo i piedi saldi a terra vi permette di fare grandi cose
Ecco a voi i trucco per fare bene nel 2012
Now is the time to change the world. The past decade has been one of remarkable transformation and seemingly endless crisis. We’ve seen hundreds of millions rise from poverty to the ranks of the middle class, but we face persistent and difficult problems like disease, economic recession, and financial turmoil. Correspondingly, we need leaders who are willing to address those challenges.
They exist. The Passion & Purpose MBA survey found that, among graduate business students at least, two of the top three reasons for choosing a workplace were “intellectual challenge” and “opportunity to impact the world,” and nearly 85% of those surveyed thought “business people are well-qualified to solve the most pressing problems in the world.”
But what would it take for us, as individuals, to be world changers? That’s the central question in John Byrne’s new book, World Changers.* In it, Byrne recounts discussions with 25 entrepreneurs who have changed the world — people like Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson. Byrne focuses on allowing those people to tell their stories, but in reading them, I found several valuable lessons for world changers in the making.
1. Start with purpose: Perhaps the greatest common denominator amongst great world changers is the centrality of purpose in their organizations. Google’s mission is to “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Whole Foods’ motto is “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet.” And Facebook’s mission is “to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.” This purpose is what serves as a compass for the company and its employees. Finding and articulating your purpose are critical to launching a world-changing enterprise.
2. You’re not too old: Too often, we view entrepreneurship as a young person’s game or something for which you must be uniquely suited. Rather, entrepreneurship is about having an idea and the courage to pursue it — no matter your age. Did you know that when Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank started Home Depot, they were 34 and 48 years old, respectively? Further, neither was an entrepreneur: Marcus was a former pharmacist, and both had just been fired from their jobs at Handy Dan Improvement Centers.
3. Seek advice: It’s difficult to start and grow a company in isolation, and mentorship and peer counseling are critical to maintaining your focus and direction. Find those who have been through your experience before and seek their guidance on the situation. Even great entrepreneurs like Howard Schultz seek advice when confronted with difficult situations. Schultz reassumed his leadership post at Starbucks, at least partially, as a result of a bicycle ride with Michael Dell. Schultz and Dell ran into each other vacationing in Hawaii, and during a three-hour ride along the Kona coast, Dell advised Schultz on how to handle Wall Street and the company if he resumed leadership at then struggling Starbucks.
4. Be the expert: Many MBAs, in particular, are tempted to launch businesses they know little about because they seem to have big “upside” — but to change the world it pays to be an expert. Find something you love, become an expert, and see what it would take to innovate in the space. Larry Page and Sergey Brin succeeded at Google at least partially because they were experts on search. To quote Page: “[W]e really benefited from being real experts…we understood all aspects of search. We talked to all the search companies. We really knew a lot about what was going on.” They didn’t know exactly how to bring their product to market or build a world-class organization, but they knew more about how to comb the web for useful information than anyone on the planet.
5. Start small: World-changing businesses are rarely world-changing from day one. Sometimes they’re not even fully formed concepts. Many groundbreaking entrepreneurs simply start with a small idea and grow with it as the idea evolves. If you’re waiting to launch your business because you can’t see the path to changing the world, you may be missing an opportunity to learn through experimentation. One of the most shocking lessons of World Changers was how few of these entrepreneurs started “big” or even with “big things” in mind. Oprah Winfrey launched her career as a TV reporter in Nashville and worked as a reporter of local talk show host until entertainment lawyer Jeff Jacobs encouraged her to create her own show and company. Richard Branson sold records out of the trunk of his car, and Michael Dell got into business for himself, upgrading personal computers from his college dorm room.
It’s a new year with new opportunities. Learning these five lessons is the first step to making an impact. How will you change the world?
WTCO Commercial and Marketing
17 gennaio 2012 § Lascia un commento
Gentilissimi
siamo a comunicarvi che la WTCO lanci ufficialmente un ulteriore servizio a supporto delle Aziende:
COMMERCIAL and MARKETING
Nessun dettaglio viene lasciato al caso!
Traduciamo le parole in azioni
Raccogliamo insieme a voi i dati necessari, gli analizziamo e creazione la strategia più adatta…e non solo, il nostro staff continuerà a supportarvi in ogni momento per fare si che i dati raccolti diventino obiettivi concreti.
Creazione e sviluppo di un piano di Marketing
Insieme al team aziendale andremo a costruire un piano di marketing dettagliato, in modo da poter indirizzare le scelte aziendali – il lavoro in team è necessario al fine di trasferire il metodo e gli strumenti direttamente a tutti i principali attori
Strategia commerciale e collaborazione continua
Come di possiamo muovere nel mercato? Come raggiungere nuovi potenziali clienti? In che modo possiamo misurare le nostre perfomance commerciali al di fuori del fatturato? – un percorso che andremo a sviluppare insieme in ogni momento
Attività direttamente in campo
Spesso la formazione del personale commerciale non viene considerata, e non vengono fatti raffronti sulle modalità di approccio ai nostri clienti vecchi e nuovi.
Vi accompagneremo passo passo in questo percorso
Formazione del reparto marketing e commerciale
Volete creare un reparto marketing commerciale competitivo?
La formazione rappresenta la base di questo obiettivo– inoltre continueremo a tenervi aggiornati sulle nuove tendenze e sulle nuove metodologie
5 Punti per essere un Buon leader
16 gennaio 2012 § Lascia un commento
Da accanito lettore del Blog della HBR, ci tengo a sottoporvi un articolo estremamente interessante che indica la strada da seguire per i cosidetti nuovi Leader.
Oggi siamo di fronte ad un periodo i VERI leader stentano ad emergere, per mancanza di opportunità forse, o per paura, o ancora per mancanza di esperienza, ma quello che conta è che oggi è il momento di emergere e di venire fuori rapidamente, solamente con nuovi Leader carichi di energie, potremo far rinascere l’economia
Buona Lettura
HBR.org | John Coleman and Bill George
As the New Year approaches, people will be making resolutions to eat better, exercise more, get that promotion at work, or spend more time with their families. While these are worthwhile goals, we have a more important challenge for young people: Think seriously about your development as a leader.
These are tough times. Many leaders of the baby boomer generation have failed in their responsibilities by placing their self-interest ahead of their organizations. In so doing, they have failed to serve society’s best interests. As a result, more young leaders from Gen X and the Millennials are being asked to take on major leadership responsibilities. To be prepared for the challenges you will face, we propose the following resolutions this New Year’s:
Find a trustworthy mentor: Mentorship is a critical component of your development as a leader. A 2004 study showed that young leaders with mentors were more likely succeed professionally and experience career satisfaction. The essence of effective mentoring is developing a trusting relationship between the mentor and mentee. Identify someone with whom you have a genuine chemistry and who is committed to your development. Although many mentees do not realize it, a sound relationship is a two-way street that benefits both parties — not just the mentee. We suggest looking for mentors whom you admire for their values and character more than their success.
Form a leadership development group: Most of us have little time to reflect on the values and characteristics we want to define us as leaders, the difficulties we’re facing, or the long-term impact we hope to have. Forming a leadership development group can give you the space you need to think deeply about these subjects. Leadership development groups are groups of six to eight people who meet to share their personal challenges and discuss the most important questions in their lives. Find people you can trust, and make a commitment to be one another’s confidential counselors. Meet regularly, and share openly your life stories, crucibles, passions and fears, while offering each other honest feedback.
Volunteer in a civic or service organization: Have you served your community this year? In the Facebook era it’s easy to lose touch with our real-world neighbors. Long hours often cause us to avoid volunteer opportunities. Participating in local organizations — from religious organizations to civic groups — can give you early leadership experiences, provide real connection to your neighbors, and offer opportunities to serve others. It adds a dimension to your life that work can’t, and helps you develop and solidify your character while giving back to the community. You will find your time serving a community organization is highly rewarding while broadening your outlook on people and life.
Work in or travel to one new country: “The world is flat,” as Tom Friedman puts it, so it has never been more important to get global experience. In the future cultural sensitivity will be a more important characteristic for leaders than pure intellectual ability. John’s survey of more than 500 top MBAs found that on average they had worked in four countries prior to entering graduate school and expect to work in five more in the next ten years. Having a global mindset and the ability to collaborate effectively across cultures are essential qualities for aspiring leaders of global organizations.
Finally, ask more questions than you answer: With the high velocity of change in the world, it is impossible to have answers to all the important questions. Much more important is a deep curiosity about the world and the ability to frame the right questions in profound ways. The world’s toughest problems cannot be solved by you or any one organization. Your role will be to bring the right people together to address the challenging issues you raise. Our research demonstrates that the biggest mistakes result from decisions made by people without deep consideration of thoughtful questions.
Young leaders will soon be asked to take on major leadership responsibilities in their organizations and their communities. We believe it is essential that they take steps like these in order to be prepared for the difficult leadership challenges they will face. There’s no better time to get started than the coming year.
WTCO interviene presso ALMA GRADUATE SCHOOL
13 gennaio 2012 § Lascia un commento
WTCO nella figura del Dott.PAOLO ZANELLA, senior Partner WTCO, interverrà alla ALMA GRADUATE SCHOOL, una delle scuole di Management più prestigiose in ITALIA, nella giornata di sabato 18.01.12, presentando le nostre competenze e le nostre esperienze consulenziali nel ramo dei beni di lusso
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Takt Time
12 gennaio 2012 § Lascia un commento
Sono a sottoporvi una breve ma corretta spiegazione di cosa sia il Takt Time; per gli appassionati di Lean Organization un argomento che si tratta continuamente ma a cui pochi sanno dare una corretta spiegazione.
Ma voi, come definire la richiesta dei vostri Clienti/Mercato??
Per adesso vediamo con quale ritmo dobbiamo rispondere
Takt time can be defined as the maximum time allowed to produce a product in order to meet demand. Here’s the lowdown on how you can apply it.
It is derived from the German word taktzeit which translates to clock cycle. The pace of production flow would then be set based on this takt time. Product flow is expected to fall within a pace that is less than or equal to the takt time. In a lean manufacturing environment, the pace time is set equal to the takt time. A similar but alternative definition can be found here
How is Takt Time established?
What is Takt Time?
The customers buying rate establishes Takt Time. It’s the rate at which the customer buys your product. It is calculated as the net available production time (the amount of time available for work to be done. This excludes break times and any expected stoppage time) divided by customer demand. It provides the heartbeat of a lean production system.
Improving Takt Time
Takt time isn’t “improved.” Cycle time is improved. Takt time is the amount of time “allowed” to complete a work sequence. Cycle time is what is “required” to complete a work sequence. We can reduce the Cycle Time and the content of the work involved in that Cycle, such as reducing or eliminating waste and non-value added steps, thereby influencing the Takt Time, or overall beat of the line. Specifically, we can do the following:
Reduce Variation
Reduce Idle Time
Reduce set-up time
Reduce or eliminate waste
Better manage constraints
10 Regole per mantenere il successo nel tempo
4 gennaio 2012 § Lascia un commento
Ecco a voi le 10 regole che si dovrebbero rispettare per mantenere il successo nel tempo
1. Conoscenza di sé
Senza la conoscenza di sé, nient’altro è possibile. E ‘la capacità di definire da soli che forma la vostra vita prenderà, e come si intende perseguire il successo. Il successo non è un’astrazione. Esiste nel contesto di chi siete, dove siete e ciò che si ama. La conoscenza più critica è la conoscenza di sé.
2. Visione
Vision è la capacità di guardare avanti e vedere la possibilità. E ‘il luogo dove i vostri sogni e le vostre azioni si fondono insieme. la Visione può sembrare un nobile ideale, ma la sua caratteristica più importante è la messa a fuoco. L’approccio shotgun alla vostra vita e della carriera non funziona quasi mai.
3. Iniziativa
Le persone di successo sono sempre a pensare a cosa possono fare per passare al livello successivo. Iniziativa è l’unità di farlo a fare il primo passo, e poi il passo successivo, e poi il passo successivo.
4. Coraggio
Il coraggio è la forza interiore che consente di superare le barriere e un passo avanti e correre il rischio, anche quando sembra impossibile.
5. Integrità
Integrità significa fare la cosa giusta. E qual è la cosa giusta? Lo sentirete nel vostro intestino.
6. Adattabilità
L’adattabilità è l’opposto di compiacimento. I sopravvissuti sono sempre quelli che possono adattarsi.
7. Umiltà
Alcuni dei più grandi persone sono anche i più umili. L’umiltà non significa essere annacquato, o permettere ad altri di procedere verso la loro scalata verso l’alto. E ‘semplicemente la comprensione che sei umano.
8. Resistenza
Dal momento che il successo è effimero, non si può mai contare su di mantenerlo una volta che lo avete. Il successo è una lunga marcia, ed è necessario supportarlo con degli strumenti.
9. Scopo
Avere una vocazione non è riservato solo per persone molto speciali. Tutti noi abbiamo una vocazione, che trascende i fattori materiali di lavoro, reddito e stile di vita.
Devi conoscere te stesso e segui il tuo cuore. Titoli, prestigio e denaro vanno bene, ma se non ami quello che fai, è tutto senza senso.
“Nessun uomo è venuto al mondo il cui lavoro non è nato con lui.” James Russell Lowell
10. Elasticità
La vita è un’altalena. A volte siete in su, a volte sei giù.
Gestire la propria vita
2 gennaio 2012 § Lascia un commento
Adoro questo articolo, in modo molto semplice vi invita a pensare a come state vivendo e a come vorreste vivere.
Avete mai scritto gli obiettivi della vostra vita?, gli avete mai aggiornati nel tempo?
Qualche spunto di riflessione degno del periodo e di un nuovo inizio
Most of us don’t think about the concept of “Managing Our Life”.
While we may make some conscious, thoughtful decisions about some of the major events in our life; we tend to go through life on auto-pilot, in a reactive rather than a proactive mode of operation.
We have many relationships in our life that require time and attention-spouses, boyfriends/girlfriends, kids, brothers/sisters, parents, friends, bosses, co-workers, in-laws (and outlaws), clients and the numerous social networks related to all of these people in our relationships.
How about project deadlines, mortgages, car payments, college tuition, kid’s sports/activities, holidays, birthday parties, pets, and more?
We are constantly being bombarded with information and people clamoring for our attention. How many more new gadgets do we need to make sure we receive the most up-to-date information in the fastest possible time frame? Nobody wants to miss out on the latest, greatest whatever/whoever trend. Is it any wonder we are constantly in a reactive mode, just trying to keep one step ahead in the proverbial “rat race”. Many times our only goal is trying not to be completely stressed out all of the time.
So how can we gain control and start to be proactive in order to successfully manage our life?
The place to start is to develop an awareness of who you are including: what is most important to you, your beliefs, your fears, your talents and strengths, and any other factors which contribute to your personal identity.
Take your time with this first step because it usually takes some serious and deep introspection to develop a completely accurate awareness of yourself. Once you complete this first step which is critical in establishing a solid base towards successfully managing your life, you can proceed to the next step of identifying the goal you would like to achieve.
The goal you identify can be in any area of your life: building your self-confidence, improving your relationships, losing weight, managing your career, becoming a better parent, or controlling your spending.
You know what area of your life means the most to you right now and what you would like to do better. Goals should be attainable, support your value system, be easily understood, and expansive enough to stretch you.
Write out your goal and be as specific as possible. Numerous studies have documented how you can increase your productivity by 50% simply by writing down your goals. Goals should be results-oriented; they should describe the outcome, not the process. Goals should be specific, measurable, and challenging, but still attainable. Goals should be realistic and should tell what, when, and how much is required to accomplish them. Goals need to focus on positive outcomes not negative restrictions.
Once you identify your goal, you can then develop specific action plans which will lead to the achievement of your goal. In order to accomplish your goal, you need to first make a commitment to action and then specifically establish action plans relative to your goal.
Some people relate action plans to preparing for a trip – you know your final destination but you need a map or plan to help you reach your destination or goal. Action plans define specific activities which must be accomplished for you to achieve your goals. Developing action plans makes it easier to focus and persist by breaking the overall goal down into smaller, more manageable objectives. Once you find out how successful you can be with your action plans and goals, you can take on bigger and bigger goals as your confidence grows.
These three steps: Personal Awareness, Identifying and Establishing Goals, and Developing Action Plans will definitely get you on the right track to being proactive and successfully managing your life. Don’t stop with one or two successful achievements; keep on stretching to build upon your accomplishments to eventually successfully manage all important aspects of your life.
Wtco 
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