Operational Excellence
How to Get More Value from Your ERP System with Martin Rowan
The pressure to do more with less in the manufacturing industry is not going away. Teams are being asked to [...]
Jun 4, 2026Expert insights category
Operational Excellence
Digital Transformation
How Alternative Energy Companies Can Achieve Operational Excellence
In a time where sustainability drives both innovation and competition, alternative energy companies are at the forefront of reshaping [...]
Feb 10, 2025
Operational Excellence
Stop the Crazy Waste: Ron Crabtree on Management Blueprint
MetaExperts®’s CEO Ron Crabtree recently joined Steve Preda on an episode of the Management Blueprint podcast to talk about stopping [...]
Jan 23, 2025
Operational Excellence
Doing More with Less: Strategic Insights on Operational Excellence with David Hewitt
In the latest episode of MetaPod, host Ron Crabtree and guest David Hewitt, a seasoned CEO with a wealth [...]
Jan 10, 2025
Interim Talent
Leveraging Interim Talent in Operational Leadership with Stephen Cherlet
In the latest episode of MetaPod host Ron Crabtree and guest Stephen Cherlet, president and founder of FarStar Consulting [...]
May 22, 2024
Operational Excellence
5 Key Benefits of Operational Excellence for Your Business
Achieving operational excellence is more than a goal – it is a powerful strategy with the ability to propel your [...]
Feb 1, 2024
Lean/Lean Six Sigma
Lean Six Sigma: How LSS Helps Optimize Operations
With the help of Lean Six Sigma (LSS), businesses can innovate in numerous ways. LSS innovation entails using the right [...]
Dec 12, 2022
Operational Excellence
Your Guide to Managing a Contingent Workforce
In the past decade, workers have sought more independence and flexibility in their jobs, and companies have grown more intentional [...]
Oct 10, 2022
Operational Excellence
Expertise On-Demand: Your Solution to Key Operational Challenges
As growth occurs in organizations, operational gaps are inevitable. These are unforeseen tasks that prove critical to the company's success. [...]
Oct 10, 2022
Operational Excellence
Operational Effectiveness vs. Operational Efficiency – two faces of the same coin?
Efficiency and Effectiveness in Operations of businesses are decidedly different concepts when considering the outcomes of focusing on one or [...]
Sep 23, 2022
Operational Excellence
Operational Excellence: 3 Proven Ideas that Will Transform Your Operations
Your manufacturing business continually strives to maintain profitability, stay ahead of the competition, and keep pace with technological changes. In addition, achieving [...]
Nov 16, 2021
Operational Excellence
4 Reasons Why Operational Excellence Is Important To Your Company’s Survival
In today's increasingly changing and competitive marketplace, it is essential that companies continually improve their processes to achieve long-term growth. [...]
Nov 12, 2021
Operational Excellence
The 3 Foundational Elements of Your Operational Excellence Initiative
Achieving operational excellence is essential for today's manufacturing companies for continued improvement and growth. In a recent survey of company executives, 30% [...]
Nov 11, 2021
Operational Excellence
Six Of The Most Valuable Processes Used To Achieve Operational Excellence
Increasing global competition and continuous technological changes are putting the squeeze on organizations to optimize their operations. In response to [...]
Nov 10, 2021
Operational Excellence
Getting the Most out of Your Training Process
How many times have you learned something new and within hours forgot it? “If you don’t use it, you lose [...]
Dec 1, 2020
Operational Excellence
High Velocity Decision Making
I’ve previously written about the need for accountability and the goal of pushing decisions throughout an organization to the appropriate [...]
Aug 21, 2020
Operational Excellence
How to Run a Successful Training Program
Many employees are working from home due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Online training providers such as Udemy, EdX, Coursera, Shaw [...]
Jun 30, 2020
Operational Excellence
How MetaExpert George Helped Increase Monthly Revenue from $350k to $2.8M
Situation An international aerospace company was far behind schedule with the Boeing 737 Max program to deliver Titanium Engine inner [...]
Jun 19, 2020
Operational Excellence
Risk Management Strategies for a Risky Era
Given the Washington Circus and the global confusion, it’s safe to say that macro risk is on the rise. From [...]
Nov 19, 2019
Lean Manufacturing
The 5 Benefits of Alignment Process Mapping
Alignment diagrams by themselves do much more than present a linear flow of activities. Buried in the process are various [...]
Sep 20, 2019
Operational Excellence
Direct and Indirect factors When Evaluating ROI for an I-4.0 Initiative
“Think of the tangential benefits from the Space Program” In July, the World celebrates the fantastic Journey that Apollo 11 [...]
Aug 28, 2019
Leadership
Automotive Giant Back on Top with MetaExpert Help
Situation A multi-billion-dollar tier 1 company became involved with a customer regarding a safety issue in which the customer was [...]
Aug 7, 2019
Leadership
MetaExpert Ron Slashed Excess Freight
Situation Our MetaExpert, Ron, had a client who was a $15 billion global power leader that designs, manufactures, sells, and [...]
Jul 18, 2019
Adaptable Business
Need for Doing Business in a Different Way
I recently saw a TED talk where a well-known organizational behavior expert pushed my button. As a management consultant, his [...]
May 16, 2019
Leadership
Increase Profits with Operational Excellence Training
“In just 30 days, profits increased by $50,000.” Management articles are almost always about problems. But, this real-life event showcases [...]
Feb 22, 2019
Innovation
Improve the Decision-Making Process for Industry 4.0
“Decision-makers must learn to leave egos at the door” In the era of Industry 4.0, technology will play a greater [...]
Feb 19, 2019
Leadership
What Is the Cost of Safety?
Have you ever wondered if putting money into your organization’s safety policy was worth it? If so, you’re not alone. [...]
Jan 22, 2019
Change Management
Why Kickoff Training is the Key to Successful Transformation: Guest Blog by MetaExpert Gregg Young
Transformation is change, and change is hard. People resist change. Even if today’s situation is terrible, change is still uncomfortable [...]
May 24, 2018
Leadership
Training That Creates Mutual Accountability: Guest Blog by MetaExpert Andy Goldstrom
When I was 30, I was extended an offer to serve as an Account Director at a small, start-up [...]
May 5, 2018
Leadership
Why Interim Executives Are the Private Equity Industry's Best Solution to Being Under-Resourced — Guest Blog by MetaExpert Bob Flynn
Private equity portfolio companies face aggressive goals when they try to expand their business in short-time frames. With acquisitions thrown [...]
Mar 31, 2018
Operational Excellence
You Are Not a Victim of Your Supply Chain Suppliers — Guest Blog by MetaExpert A.J. Tozzi
The biggest challenge I encounter in achieving supply chain excellence is that many organizations believe they are powerless when it [...]
Dec 2, 2017
Operational Excellence
Achieving Supply Chain Operational Excellence: The Roles of Communication and Accountability — Guest Blog by MetaExpert David Goodman
My perspective is that obstacles to supply chain operational excellence occur in business when there is a lack of alignment [...]
Dec 2, 2017
Lean Manufacturing
Interview with Joann Parrinder, APICS President: Innovating Ideas into Action with 5S
Ron Crabtree The concept of 5S, which is a methodology to reduce waste through a rigorous approach to workplace organization [...]
Nov 12, 2017
Lean Manufacturing
Interview with MetaExpert™ Gary Wickett: Are You Seeing All the Waste?
Ron Crabtree We're going to touch on something near and dear to our hearts in any kind of a business [...]
Nov 12, 2017
Leadership
Executives, Here Are the Only 6 Things You Need to Know About Disruption to Be a Disruptor
The word disruption is so overused in business it threatens to become jargon which is never a positive fate for [...]
Nov 11, 2017
Leadership
Guest Blog by MetaExpert Giusseppe Lovecchio: Achieving Supply Chain Operational Excellence by Unlocking the Great Potential In Every Organization
Achieving supply chain operational excellence is not an easy target, you need to combine a variety of different factors together; [...]
Nov 6, 2017
Leadership
Executive Excellence Series (6 of 50): Holding Meetings for the Sake of Holding Meetings
The Wharton School maintains there are three reasons to hold a meeting. Period. To: "Create a forum—an opportunity for individuals [...]
Nov 4, 2017
Leadership
Guest Blog by MetaExpert Giuseppe Lovecchio: Key Elements of Communication for Achieving Operational Excellence
Business communications problems are at the heart of Operational Excellence performance. Statistics say that about 90% of time spent by [...]
Oct 23, 2017
Leadership
Guest Blog by MetaExpert Richard Vales: Perception and Misconception and Operational Excellence
Because I work in a variety of industries, the communications problems vary to some degree but it appears to me [...]
Oct 22, 2017
Leadership
Guest Blog by MetaExpert Peter Brust: How Acronyms, Buzzwords and Jargon Undermine Operational Excellence
Without a doubt, the worst communication problem that undermines Operational Excellence initiatives is the overuse of acronyms, buzzwords, jargon and [...]
Oct 22, 2017
Leadership
Guest Blog by MetaExpert Bob Forshay: Communication's Essential Role in Achieving Operational Excellence
Operational Excellence includes having a few clear objectives, supported by continuously monitored strategy execution, managed by unified cross-functional and simple [...]
Oct 22, 2017
Leadership
Guest Blog by MetaExpert E. Michael Gray: Business Communication Problems and How to Solve Them
The number one problem I see is lack of clarity on the problem statement. Executives are particularly poor at the [...]
Oct 21, 2017