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Why KPIs Don’t Predict Future Performance — and What Leaders Should Use Instead

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Why KPIs don’t predict future performance is an important issue for executives who rely on dashboards and scorecards to make business decisions. Most traditional Key Performance Indicators tell management what happened during the last week, month, quarter, or year. They may compare that result with a target and display the outcome as red, yellow, or […]

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Why Most Business Management Systems Fail

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Why business management systems fail is often misunderstood. Most organizations do not lack reports, performance measures, dashboards, strategic plans, or improvement projects. The problem is that these activities frequently operate independently and do not connect day-to-day operations with the financial results executives need to achieve. This short video explains why that disconnect occurs—and how Integrated

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AI Project Selection Requires a Better Business Management System

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how organizations make decisions. One of its most promising applications is AI project selection—using AI to determine which improvement initiatives will deliver the greatest enterprise-wide financial benefit instead of simply optimizing isolated processes. Curious about AI’s capabilities in this area, I asked ChatGPT a straightforward question: How can I use

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Variance Components Analysis and Destructive Gage R&R Study for Viscosity Process Improvement

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Variance Components Analysis for Destructive Gage R&R is often necessary when a traditional Gage R&R study cannot properly evaluate the measurement system associated with a destructive testing measurement system. In many manufacturing and chemical-process environments, the act of measuring changes or destroys the sample itself. In these situations, the exact same part or sample cannot

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About Smarter Solutions

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Smarter Solutions has grown to be a worldwide company providing an enhanced Business Management and Improvement System through its software, consulting, and training.   In 1992, Smarter Solutions® was founded by Forrest W. Breyfogle III in Austin, Texas, after a 24-year career with IBM. From the start, Smarter Solutions strived, through its training and consulting,

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