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Manufacturing Expert Dr. Lisa Lang Hits Amazon.com Best Seller List With “Trendsetters”

November 10, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Manufacturing Expert Dr. Lisa Lang Hits Amazon.com Best Seller List With “Trendsetters” Dr. Lisa Lang, of the Science of Business, recently hit two separate Amazon.com best-seller lists with the new book “Trendsetters.” Orlando, Fla. – October 6, 2011 – “Dr. Lisa” Lang, President of the Science of Business, recently joined a select group of business experts and

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Dr. Lisa: Breaking the Mold and the Constraints in Custom Manufacturing

November 10, 2011

by Audrey Perrott In a male-dominated industry, Dr. Lisa Lang hasn’t just made a name for herself—she’s become the name. As a student and former Global Marketing Director of Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, internationally renowned father of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and author of The Goal, Dr. Lisa has become one of the leading TOC experts out of only about

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Improving your strategic sourcing decisions: Total cost of ownership and total risk profiling

October 4, 2011

Here is a recently published report on reshoring manufacturing back to the US: Improving-Your-Strategic Sourcing-Decisions-Total-Cost-of-Ownership-and-Total-Risk-Profiling This report covers how it is imperative that manufacturers consider and analyze the benefits, risks and costs of all available sourcing options in order to meet business and profit goals, including: Offshoring – Complete or partial manufacturing sourced overseas Reshoring (also known as backshoring or

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Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma (TLS): Better Results Together

September 30, 2011

This APICS magazine article provides the results of a test of Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean and Six Sigma (TLS) across 21 plants. Lean accounted for 4% of the savings realized. Six Sigma accounted for 7% of the savings. But Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean and Six Sigma, when used together, accounted for 89% of the savings! And if you

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by Eliyahu M Goldratt

September 30, 2011

To read this 2008 article by Dr Eliyahu M Goldratt, just click the link below. The hand written comments in the article were provided for Velocity Scheduling System clients. VSS is a visual scheduling system for highly custom job shops and machine shops –so keep that in mind as you read the comments. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by

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Reshoring U.S. Manufacturing — a 3 part article series

September 30, 2011

The final part in a 3 part series on reshoring has just been published. Part 1 is titled Velocity Manufacturing and is authored by Dr Lisa Lang. Part 2 is titled Total Cost of Ownership Calculation and is authored by Harry Moser. Then Part 3 was co-written by the two and is titled Reshoring Manufacturing Can Increase Your Competitiveness. June:

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Precision Components Manufacturer achieves Job Shop Scheduling Success

August 28, 2011

Profile Grinding is a manufacturer of precision components providing manufacturing solutions combining machining capabilities, innovation, engineering, and experienced, dedicated employees. They serve many different industries including durable and capital goods, hydraulics, transportation, aerospace, and automotive. They work in all types of materials including mild, alloy, stainless steels, brass, bronze, plastics, aluminum, titanium, tungsten, and exotics. And like any highly custom job

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Manufacturing Expert Dr. Lisa Lang lands Publishing Deal

August 1, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Manufacturing Expert Dr. Lisa Lang lands Publishing Deal With CelebrityPress To Release Trendsetters Dr. Lisa Lang, of the Science of Business, has signed a publishing deal with CelebrityPress, a leading business book publishing company, along with other leading business and marketing experts from around the world to release the book, Trendsetters. Orlando, Fla. – August 1, 2011

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Overcome Resistance to Change (Here’s HOW using Theory of Constraints)

July 24, 2011

(Click on the video below to watch it.) When we encounter resistance to implement our ideas or to go in a different direction we are delaying the results we expect to get from those changes. So, it is extremely important to be able to convince others to move in a particular direction. This is true both at work and at

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Velocity Manufacturing featured in Fastener International Magazine

July 16, 2011

Harry Moser of the Reshoring Manufacturing Initiative and I were asked to do a series of 3 articles for Fastener International magazine focusing on US competitiveness and the reshoring initiative. Velocity Scheduling System is a sponsor of the Reshoring Manufacturing Initiative. I wrote the first article on how custom manufacturers and job shops can become more competitive. It was published

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