Marketing Associate, Center for Operational Excellence
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The 2022 COE Summit is a 2-day virtual event will bring together dozens of industry experts and leading researchers and hundreds of professionals to get in front of the latest best practices in leadership, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
If you've been on the fence about attending a virtual conference, here's why you should consider it:
Learning and development is as important as ever.365/blogs/opex/2022/02/28/top-5-reasons-attend-2022-coe-summit-virtually
Professor of Story Science , Ohio State’s Project Narrative The Ohio University
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Problem SolvingThe following blog post is guest-authored by Angus Fletcher, who will be delivering a keynote address at the 2022 COE Summit. 364/blogs/opex/2022/02/07/coe-summit-keynote-speaker-angus-fletcher-5-ways-achieve-topline-growth-uncertain-times
Marketing Associate, Center for Operational Excellence
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COE ForumsThe pace of change is moving faster than ever, and organizations are becoming defined by their ability to adapt and anticipate disruption. Growing as an innovative, adaptive organization means supporting a culture of continuous learning. Each year, The Ohio State University Center for Operational Excellence offers an opportunity to get your cross-functional teams in front of the latest best practices in leadership and problem-solving at the COE Summit.362/blogs/opex/2022/01/25/meet-2022-coe-summit-keynotes
New to Lean with Eric Olsen, Director of Central Coast Lean COE ForumsWhat is Lean and why is it important? We sat down with Eric Olsen, Director for Central Coast Lean and Professor of Industrial Technology in the Orfalea College of Business at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, to discuss the benefits of Lean and his upcoming New to Lean workshop. Check it out here:
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Associate Director, The Center for Operational Excellence
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Problem SolvingThe Center for Operational Excellence works alongside our members to foster a problem-solving culture that’s grounded in tried-and-true operational excellence tools, and that’s constant and far-reaching. Through membership, organizations gather actionable insights from industry executives at COE programming, tap into research findings focused on today’s greatest challenges, and connect with Fisher College of Business students poised to become tomorrow’s leaders.3592 min read
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Senior Director, New Ventures, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
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Problem SolvingEvery business and industry has been impacted by change in the past year and, it is evident that these changes are accelerating. In fact, more change is expected to occur in the next 10 years than in the past 50 years. So, how can businesses keep up?
Staying agile in an evolving environment requires a different set of thinking, skills, and capabilities. Below are five strategies your organization can keep up with the ever-increasing pace of change:357/blogs/opex/2021/10/27/5-strategies-keep-ever-increasing-pace-change
Shingo Prize Winning Author, Lean Enterprise Institute, Shingo Institute, and Fisher College of Business
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COE ForumsEducationIn September 2021, I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar on a topic I am passionate about: Leading with Respect. If you missed this webinar, it is available in COE's Members Only Digital Content Archive. If you don't have an account, you can create an account.356/blogs/opex/2021/10/13/leading-respect-right-be-successful
Academic Director, Center for Operational Excellence
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HealthcareThis note is the second of two focusing on the design and management of a single, mass vaccine delivery site at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) and examining the contributions of lean thinking and practice to the cycles of design, fulfillment, and use in this one site.354/blogs/opex/2021/08/16/how-lean-thinking-and-practice-helped-put-shots-arms-part-2-wind-down-and-reflection
Academic Director, Center for Operational Excellence
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HealthcareThis essay is the first of two focusing on the design and management of a single, mass vaccine delivery site at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) and examining the contributions of lean thinking and practice to the cycles of design, fulfillment, and use in this one site. Look for the second, which will be published on August 16.352/blogs/opex/2021/08/02/how-lean-thinking-and-practice-helped-put-shots-arms-part-1-building-process
Top 5 Reasons To Attend The 2022 COE Summit Virtually
COE Summit Keynote Speaker Angus Fletcher: 5 Ways to Achieve Topline Growth in Uncertain Times
Meet the 2022 COE Summit Keynotes
New to Lean with Eric Olsen, Director of Central Coast Lean
COE ForumsWhat is Lean and why is it important? We sat down with Eric Olsen, Director for Central Coast Lean and Professor of Industrial Technology in the Orfalea College of Business at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, to discuss the benefits of Lean and his upcoming New to Lean workshop. Check it out here:
3601 min read
/blogs/opex/2021/11/29/new-lean-eric-olsen-director-central-coast-lean
The Power of Benchmarking: Sharing Challenges Across Industries
5 Strategies to Keep Up with the Ever-Increasing Pace of Change
Leading with Respect: The Right to Be Successful
How Lean Thinking and Practice Helped Put Shots in Arms, Part 2: Wind-Down and Reflection
How Lean Thinking and Practice Helped Put Shots in Arms—Part 1: Building the Process