Operations Management

What’s More Important? Strategy, Performance or Both?

By |January 8th, 2020|

If you had to choose between a great business strategy or excellent performance, which one would you choose? Most people would answer ‘both’. But you need to make a choice. Because strategy is about making choices. Choices that determine where and how to act to maximize long-term value. Performance, on

Three Signs It’s Time for Process Optimization and How to Do It

By |January 7th, 2020|

In today’s highly volatile and changing business market, companies are challenged to innovate for them to thrive. Strategy and innovation consulting firm, Innosight, highlighted in their 2018 Corporate Longevity Forecast how S&P 500 companies’ lifespans continue to shrink - from 33 years in 1964 down to 24 years in

Using Farm Management Software to Run Farms More Efficiently

By |January 3rd, 2020|

All eyes are on the agricultural sector as it faces challenges brought about by climate change, depleting resources, and increasing population. By 2050, the global population is estimated to be at 9.7 billion and will drive up food demand anywhere between 58% to 98%. Farmers need to find ways

Adopting a Growth Mindset to Drive Business Success

By |December 24th, 2019|

How many times have you heard the motivational saying, “whether you think they can or can’t, you are right”. Apparently, there’s much truth in it. Because, we as humans, see failure either as an insurmountable obstacle or as an opportunity to try again, differently. Carol Dweck, now a renowned psychologist,