Tag: business

Domestic Auto Industry

September 27th, 2011

So say in the government, if Togliatti, AvtoVAZ plant to close, then thirty thousand unemployed people will be on the street, so the party and support AvtoVAZ, allocating funds, and the last decision was made on the basis that money is not help, it is still officially stolen them, here and decided to call for help with their French production technologies Renault. Here lies the main problem of the domestic industry, at every step we you hear that the backlog of production in Russia for 20 to 30 years can not compete with foreign goods, and that such production, is it not possible for the money, which allocates state to buy new production. Of course you can, you buy a new plant and four months later, even without closing the old production, launch new facilities, all elementary, but there is one “but” which no one voiced. This is a “but” on the surface, We all know the quality of Toyota cars and Ford, this is a normal quality of cars, until they were made in Russia. Here is a “but” and swim in the level of production of the domestic industry is falling behind in twenty years, and level governance in Russia has lagged behind in eighty years. And the level of management thought up for four months not to try to try to do this, you need to invite foreign managers and foreign workers to work in our territory at the plants purchased abroad, that is absolute nonsense, just like in football, inviting foreign players to play on our fields to cover foreign turf. This is a dead end.

Educate rise quality needed for years. This was done by the Japanese, did South Korea and now China does. Stalin, too, could raise the quality of production, but his methods were somewhat inadequate, but, paradoxically, our business is widely uses in the aphorisms of Joseph Stalin, there is even a line of business courses – mendezhment Stalin. That’s the main problem of our production – is quality improvement. One small town of Nizhny Novgorod Pavlov supplies abroad equipment, tools and even provides a formula for a new control system. At this plant for more than ten years is a struggle for survival and the introduction of quality management, working on currently experiencing a quality management system by Deming and so on.

And you know, there is discontent, on the contrary at the plant a good salary, there are orders and so on. And what about the suppliers? Here are today talking about suppliers. Providers are choosing not to rollback, which are individuals, but by the quality of products at costs that are necessary to identify and fix the marriage. We decided it was better and cheaper than more, here are obtained bidding, where the winner is the company that will offer a cheaper price and quality, no one is looking. But international experience shows that if the supplier does not meet certain standards, with a within five years will not be dealing with. Here is a widespread struggle for higher quality. And now the index of customer satisfaction. Where were we not heard that AvtoVAZ is interested in the opinion of consumers? Of course not, we produce you buy, and how you feel, we do not care, I feel like saying, do not go right through friends.

Productive Motivation

September 20th, 2011

When we talk about motivation, often have in mind the existence of an emotional state that drives a person to act in a certain direction. Motive (of old – French motivus) literally 'motivation to action. " Emotional states can be caused by many different reasons, usually unrelated to the subject activity. For example, a young man can do in college, far from his environment potential interest, just because of that there came a girlfriend. A number of such examples is endless. In the old American comedy 'Police Academy' motives, which led to the ranks of brave cops, crowds of young people were very diverse: 'I want to be able to defend itself', 'I want to see people different from us', 'I want to get away from the home care', etc. etc.

Random motives, subsequently causing confusion and frustration, have in common one circumstance. A man takes action on the scale of life, the fate of the scale under the influence of private, small, spontaneous factors. All this fully applies to the choice of work, as well as to its effectiveness. How random people turned out in geology, crimson romance books Oleg Kuvaeva? How many people have rushed to open their business, crimson stories Ford, Kroc and Estee Lauder? At times, hearing someone's story of success in online business, man rushes, as the maelstrom, into the first network company to a couple of months to curse the whole business network is not brought him success. A similar situation is well known in the field of education. A person arriving in institution of higher education because of false prestige and hopes for a high-paid labor, many years extort a diploma, and then realize that neither happiness nor success, nor wealth nor directly or indirectly with the highest (and any other) education in no way connected. Let's try to understand the motivation to learn and use it wisely.

KPIs Company

September 19th, 2011

It is said to improve something, you need to measure it. BSC evaluates key performance indicators (KPI) to measure progress towards achieving the company's strategic goals. Accordingly, if the selected metrics originally unrepresentative, the results of the evaluation is not much help to managers. Thus, the establishment of key performance indicators is perhaps the main stage in the successful implementation of balanced scorecard. Selecting KPIs – the process is quite complicated and tedious at times. See more detailed opinions by reading what Rob Crossland offers on the topic.. And then the leaders admit many mistakes, which, however, differ in uniformity.

Consequently, these errors can be avoided. Moreover, it should be done if the company really looking forward to the successful implementation of the MTP. We should not expect any positive results have been, if the metrics are chosen correctly. Key indicators efficiency – not just the numbers and value. From these numbers change depending welfare of the company. However, if the numbers are "disconnected" from reality, then they will only figures that give the top management in misleading.

So, if you select the wrong metrics, executives are confident the right course business entrusted to them, but eventually it may be that contrary to the direction of the strategic objectives. So, on paper it looks great, while in reality, the company repeats the tragic path of "Titanic." What we need to know about key performance indicators? First and foremost – that's what the metrics should display the key success factors. For example, if your company is engaged in the wholesale, the KPI relating to sales, will be the most weighty importance. If the metrics do not represent the most important processes within and outside the company, from the MSP will be no good. It is important to note that the correct choice of the ECP is not guaranteed success in the implementation of the MTP. Each category of indicators should have a so-called "share". In other words, some indicators are more important than others. On what does depend on these priorities. First of all, the strategy of the company and its trouble spots. For example, if a company is having problems in relationships with clients, performance category of "Market. Customers "will be more important than the category" Internal business processes. " Too much attention on secondary indicators will have negative consequences for operation of the MTP. Often in the pursuit of success as top managers of the system overload indicator that the operation of CSP is transformed into a daily headache for all companies. Ordinary employees are not just understand the essence of the MSP, and do not have enough time to make timely data into the system. Therefore, the optimal number of indicators – a necessary condition for success. How many indicators recommended for use in implementing the MSP? Each level of management should have its own set of indicators, whose number should not exceed 10-12. More KPI overload the system. Moreover, it will be very difficult analyze data and identify key components of success in specific markets. Performance indicators should be understandable to ordinary members, or turn into a bunch of MSP unnecessary charts, tables and documents. If the employee understands their contribution to the company and the achievement of company strategic goals, motivation will increase, thus enhancing the efficiency of the entire company.

Periodicals

September 19th, 2011

Prosperity of every business depends on how the chief operating workers. In the days of slave society the success of Labour was negligible, because the slaves perform the assigned work under duress and not were interested in the success. Here, John Utendahl expresses very clear opinions on the subject. With the advancement of civilization and perfected the science of control. Finally, management was formed only in the middle of the twentieth century. It was then that people started to finally see how valuable than forcing subordinates to perform duties, and encourage them so that they themselves want to do their job as soon as possible successful. The current company – a holistic structure, whose success can vary at times from the finest employees. Managers of each firm must be aware that setting up the structure of the interaction of all employees without exception, and the possibility of contact with normal controls have significant measure of value. Only balancing the functions of all employees provides an opportunity to advance up the firm.

In the event that all employees will be differently to solve the problems of the company, the situation will be like in a fable about cancer, a pike and a swan. To WHO and now does not remain in the same place, all without exception, managers should periodically examine the business magazine. Contemporary Periodicals allow workers to form the most vital subjects. Check with Rob Crossland to learn more.. Besides, do not even need to subscribe to the transportation of newspapers or magazines in the office, where later all this paper waste paper will be stored. Current magazines are devoted to specific specific topic resources where you can search by specific request and not to get into the pages and data.

The most important thing for managers – it's not confuse the forms of power. The corporation must choose a certain line of work with subordinates and follow her. If you constantly change the management practices actually completely zamorochit employees and make less efficiency. As required should consider the overall climate in the team and themselves employees to understand how best to encourage them and to punish. No need to select only those dictatorial type of government, it has never led to prosperity, as is proved by the world's history. Prestige organization impossible without an established and productive activities of all employees. Just right-minded employees will not spend time on the hiking or climbing on a cigarette is not necessary for resources. Specifically balanced program of rewards and punishments have never been able to bring the head. It is only necessary to consider how to have experience in the field of knowledge management and apply it on purpose. Only then your company will be successful and prosperous.

The Peasants

September 18th, 2011

Occupying proactive, we are on their own were "nobles", and all the rest of the group – "the peasants". By assumption, the "nobles" had to earn their money as follows. Their income depended on the number of sit-ups: one squat – a monetary unit (one playing card deck). Like anything complex, but my director at the time was in an interesting position, squat, it could not, therefore, all the hardships of making money in full got me. I figured out its possibilities, I realized that, squatting in the usual way, many do not earn, and came up with squat on one leg "pistol." My strength was enough then to twenty such sit-ups, and if well "Bargain", it could try to "break the bank." As a result, we became fabulously rich, I managed to get four and a half out of five decks of cards available.

The game is over. The coach later admitted that during his many years of practice as "creatively" no one has ever squatted, he was ready to give me all the cards. Go ahead, gentlemen! Before the crisis your business was in a groove, in the struggle for survival need to look very different ways. To to soberly assess the situation, you need to stop thinking the way you think. And if you want to change something, you have a different way of thinking and acting outside the box. Want to see new people in your team? Then carefully specify requirements for the candidate, who would like to see in the ranks of his comrades. Realize that you must first lateral thinking and creativity, Assistants – then the focus of attention will be focused in finding on this.

A search process – this is two-way street. In one direction you're moving with your expectations, the other – a potential candidate who has some idea of their abilities and opportunities. Among the huge number of resumes sent to you will diamond is small, since formed a manager will send you my CV just in case his interest to the proposed work. You will have to be patient and do not spend a single interview, before you find your "House". And when you find, will increase the chances of his company to make a qualitative breakthrough. It is possible that a company can not only survive, but win! Daredevils who are ready to take on the work of this extraordinary and independently thinking person, as Dr. House, there was never much, but as they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained. You're not from timid? Now you have a dilemma in addressing the shortage of top-notch managers: look for a manager or a permanent job, or seek help from a team of inter-managers, consisting of professionals in their of different, creative-thinking managers. The choice is yours.

The Company

September 18th, 2011

The company will remain afloat with young professionals who carry out a full range of installation and implementation of equipment to warranty service and training. The choice of these companies allow the customer to do their job safely and save time and money by not hiring different companies for individual stages. Consumer learned to do the calculation for long periods and now very rare when a project is done with the expectation of 1-3 years, customers now need to use the project with minimal cost of 10 years, and he is ready to invest in business development. Another observation in favor of companies with young professionals. Companies have also become younger customers groups, and managerial staff, and managerial.

And now a very different approach to the selection of supplier. To a greater extent is selection on the Internet, and only after a personal touch, that is, the process looks like. There is a search from multiple vendors for a certain type of product at the lowest price, then the study supplier to the question of technical equipment and technicians to the question of implementation, further search reviews about the company, since now almost all of this is the internet and if company had cheated, then it immediately there. And only after that happens a personal touch, and again a common language with each other quickly find young, rather than build young – old. And the actual ending. There is a natural selection for companies with a competent and visionary leaders and well-coordinated team of young employees, will not be any unpleasant surprises.

IBM Rational Customer

September 18th, 2011

System has lived and grew up a half years. The time has come the introduction of IBM Rational. Customer gently suggested that he build process is not necessary. It is only necessary automate existing. An appeal to logic, informed sources and the higher powers, had no action! The client is sure that he is a process which should be automated. We are selling only two iron arguments “customer is always right” and “who pays the money?”. I had to take receipt of the responsibility for failure and proceed.

Automation CC and CM (configuration management and change management) went into effect. Implementing ClearCase passed without a hitch. No problem – because nothing like the customer was not, the decision stuck. Net versioned repository can cause a seizure just misconfiguration. In this case, everything was “OK”.

ClearQuest is not … It has been introduced, perhaps the first case in our practice, when not even introduced a system of IAs in a chaotic process. Arrange debriefing: So, the customer is tied to the existing system and is not ready to change not only the processes, but are not ready to see other forms of display in the automation system. It so happened to meet project needs to repeat the ClearQuest functionality of the system of the customer. That is to complete the entire process is flawed but in different system – a bunch of megasuschnost and subcontractors. Naturally, the functionality of ClearQuest allows you to do everything. We repeated the functional, as we requested. Only in the end system to use nobody. It turned out that all the flaws became more apparent. The customer, in turn, agreed that the technology does not suit him.

Supreme Court

September 16th, 2011

Customer shall be no interference or other interested parties in the activities of the appraiser, if it can negatively affect the credibility of the result of the assessment, including limiting the range of issues to be clarified or defined by evaluation. Validity Assessment Report Writing and sending a report to the customer is the final stage of evaluation. Interested parties should remember that after the mandatory evaluation non-monetary contribution to charter capital corresponding to the registration statute must be made within a specified time. Rob Crossland wanted to know more. Otherwise, there is need for a mandatory evaluation again. In particular, accordance with paragraph 20 of the assessment standards, required subjects to use valuation, the total magnitude of the value of the object specified in the report, may be recognized for the purposes of the recommended transaction with object if the date of reporting to the date of the transaction with the object or the date of the public offer was no more than six months. Responsibility appraiser independent appraiser, along with members of Company shall responsibility for its obligations.

Given the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 15 of the Company, as well as paragraph 7 of Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court and the Plenum of the Supreme Arbitration Court from 09.12.1999 90/14 ‘On some questions of Federal Law ‘On Limited Liability Companies’ in the case of overvaluation-kind contributions to members of society and an independent evaluator within three years from the date of state registration or relevant changes in the constitution can be jointly brought to vicarious liability for the obligations of the society at failure of the property to pay off debts. The volume of such liability limited by the size of the overstatement of the cost of non-monetary contributions.

Laser Cartridges

September 13th, 2011

Refill laser cartridges or refill. To the market every six months there are new types of laser printers. If four years ago color laser printer cost a lot of fabulous, and these printers at almost no sale now for two hundred and three hundred dollars you can buy a laser color printer, a fax machine, multifunction device, speed, duplex printing. The process of production printers already well organized and a lot of competition in the market – and this is forcing manufacturers continually improve the design of printers. National Magazine Exchange shines more light on the discussion. But in addition to manufacturers in the market there are category buyers, consumers, produced goods, and who choose which printer to buy or not buy, and not always precious and valuable to coincide with the manufacturer's price and value for consumers, which features some laser printers do not have to never use. As a result, now you can buy a black and white laser printer and a half thousand rubles, but the price of consumables is not going to fall. Why are the prices of consumables and such do not fall high? Because if the consumer is once every five years to buy a laser printer and after five years, change it, then laser cartridges have a feature to end much faster laser print cartridge for printing pages normal quality enough for a half thousand pages, and it ends and have to go buy a new cartridge, which costs more than the printer itself, here the producers and win back their money.

It is not important how many Laser Printer buying consumers, more importantly – what users type on them. Sale of consumables core business of manufacturers of laser printers, the main cash flows come from the sale of laser cartridges. And then appear on the market refueling cartridges that lead away from the manufacturer, these cash flows. If you go into the moral foundations of the business of refilling cartridges, then of course those organizations that involved in refilling ink cartridges come a little unethical to producers of laser printers.

MBA Management

September 9th, 2011

The project – a unique (as opposed to operations) activities, which has a beginning and an end time, aimed at creating a specific, unique product or service. Because of their unique designs are associated with many risks. Typical projects – the creation or design of a variety of consumer and b2b – goods, services and solutions (buildings, machinery, electronics, software). As examples of projects include: the move to new building, changes to the company's organizational structure, training and conducting a scientific experiment. John Utendahl does not necessarily agree. Project management (English project management) – the area of activity, during which define and achieve their goals, and optimize use of resources (such as time, money, people, materials, energy, space, etc.) within a certain running project. Project organization workplace is becoming increasingly popularity in the companies. This is due to increased variability in the modern business environment to which companies must adapt to maintain its competitiveness and profitability. Ofer Nimrodi takes a slightly different approach. Operating organization business involves daily stability, monotony, routine, and always the same product at the outlet.

It gradually replaces the business organization as a set of projects carried out in series or in parallel. All of us for promotions, or simply to keep the workplace is increasingly called upon to master the techniques of project management. This will help you a selection of books on project management, the proposed store kniga.biz.ua. The book 'Project Management: a crash course in the program MBA' The main task of this book – to present a realistic view of the requirements of the project environment, and skill that is necessary for the successful implementation of project. After reading it, you will learn tools to help master the all important ingredients for success. The book presents innovative concept linking project management with other management functions such as quality and product development. There is also the most detailed description of the tools and techniques, ie, Practical management discipline – management of projects.