New Florida State Logo and Bad Supply Chain Communication
TAGS: blitz | change | china | consulting | design | face | flexible | florida state | football | guy moore | lean | licenses | logo | low price | merchandise | nike | obsolete | operations | process | six sigma | spear | sports | spring game | tallahassee | uniform Prior to their football team’s spring game, Florida State University and Nike unveiled a newly-redesigned uniform and set of logos. The changes to the team’s markings has been a source of …Continue reading →
ASQ Quality for Life Video: Lean In Sports
TAGS: american | asq | blitz | consulting | costs | customer satisfaction | interview | lean | non value added time | operations | process | quality | quality for life | society | sports | video Last year at the American Society for Quality (ASQ) World Conference on Quality and Improvement I had the opportunity to record an interview about how Lean and quality can have …Continue reading →
The Super Bowl Public Transit Gaffe
TAGS: blitz | bruno mars | bus | business operations | consulting | deadspin | disaster | eric grubman | lean | new york | nfl | pdsa | public | subway | super bowl | transit | transportation One of the big issues with New York hosting the Super Bowl was the intense security and limited access to the stadium grounds (no cars allowed, can’t walk to the …Continue reading →
Nike Polos and Defects Leading to Recalls and Rework
TAGS: alabama | college | consulting | defect | football | frank beamer | hubris | inventory | lean | lean blitz | nick saban | nike | operations | polo | process | pullover | quality | recall | rework | sports | swoosh | uni-watch | virginia tech I spend more words beating up on jersey, polo, and t-shirt manufacturers in my posts (see here, here, here, here, here, and here). Truth be told, they are organizations ripe …Continue reading →
Defects, Inventory, and Johnny Football Jerseys
TAGS: aggies | amateur | college | consulting | defect | football | ineligible | inventory | jersey | johnny | lean | lean blitz | manziel | ncaa | process | sports | tamu | texas a&m | transportation | university | warehouse | waste Last year Texas A&M ran into an issue of backordered Johnny Manziel football jerseys – they had not adequately planned for his popularity surge and could not keep his #2 …Continue reading →
Defects and the Aaron Hernandez Jersey Exchange Fallout
TAGS: aaron hernandez | arrest | consulting | defects | exchange | football | goodwill | jersey | lean | lean blitz | murder | new england | operations | patriots | process | replace | sports | swap Very quickly, one of the strongest NFL position groups – New England Patriots’ tight end – is becoming a weakness. First, Rob Gronkowski had another surgery earlier this week, and …Continue reading →
#EarthDay 2013 and Conservation of Resources
TAGS: 2013 | baseball | conservation | consulting | earth day | hot dogs | inventory | lean | lean blitz | operations | sourcing | sports | strategic | transportation | waiting Today is Earth Day 2013, and the Earth Day mission is to promote actions toward environmental protection and conservation. The focus of Earth Day 2013 is The Face of Climate Change. …Continue reading →
New York Mets Triple-A Team Now 2,200 Miles Away
TAGS: affiliate | buffalo bisons | las vegas 51s | lean blitz consulting | mark graban | new york mets | queens | toronto blue jays | triple a | wall street journal Starting this season, the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets have essentially swapped Triple-A affiliates. The Las Vegas 51s are the new Triple-A affiliate of the Mets and …Continue reading →