Monthly Archives: June 2011

Continuous Improvement-CI or Kaizen

Posted by on June 30, 2011 No comments

Terminology “Continuous Improvement” or “Kaizen” (popularized through books with titles written by Masaaki Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success) which is applied consistently, especially by Japanese companies or are based on this philosophy.Continuous improvement (CI) of context of course is a process and is part of total quality management (TQM), which is very popular in the era of the 90s in order to quality excellence (QE). Ever continuous improvement (CI) is required to maintain and grow the company.

What we think of the day is not necessarily considered to be the best forever, so what we think is best is the best internally externally. We should not be quite satisfied with the condition of “good” or “better” but it should be “the best” because consumers will always choose the best (the best). There are two aspects that require CI.

First, the product or service (stronger, lighter, better, faster, or slower or more ranged between more effective and / or more efficient and more flexible) which is the output of the circuit conversion process from raw materials into products finished or ready to use. Second, the process.

Process at the level of production as well as on the supply-chain (logistics) thoroughly. Output as a result of CI is not only quantitative, measurable, but also a qualitative one that can be felt. What is the basis of CI? First, referring to the demands of consumers or users.

Secondly, referring to competitors that if a company become the market leader we are in a place or position of the second, third, and so on, or vice versa if our product is the market leader, we can refer to ourselves by looking at factors internal capabilities and changes or developments in market, and make improvements.The process is called benchmarking. Some of the techniques commonly applied include brainstorming and problem solving (among others fishb one diagram), which is standard equipment in quality management. Many companies are reluctant to do the CI, with a variety of reasons and motives.  Read more...

Excitement and Intimacy

Posted by on June 27, 2011 No comments

The emergence of social media since the last few years really has caused a revolution in the marketing world. With the new medium like RSS, social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, merketers ability to interact and create an amazing experience to consumers and semakain increasingly powerful in the consumer to make not only satisfied, or loyal Delighted, furthermore they can be consumers who advokator all-out defense of our brands.

In the social media is a very important role as a community booster merk.Community  equity this could be a community of consumers who are offline and more powerful online.The question where between community  offline or online?

kateristik each having its own, can not be generalized more powerful everywhere.The experience created within the online community will result in “exciment,” while offline communities produce “intimacy”

But remember, the experience created within the online community will not be as deep community experience that created offline. Very reasonable, since the meeting in the offline community is meeting the physical, direct, and real, while meeting in the online community is Maya.

Then how to address both these experience ?
Of course that experience we can provide holistic and truly ekstraordinary, then we should be able to mendelivery both the experience together. To achieve the activity of the community being developed should combine online and offline activation.So Conversation through social networking sites do also occasionally do a physical meeting

What Do You Need to Get Married ?

Posted by on June 20, 2011 No comments

Anyone who does not want to get married? surely, everyone would crave a grand and lavish wedding. Getting married may seem like the most natural progression in the world when you have found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. However, while it should be the easiest decision in your life to make, it is the subsequent decision-making about how to merge and mange two lives together, which can take some time.

The problem is how to manage personal finances for the cost of wedding .That is why there are some important steps you need to take in your personal finances both before and after you get married to make sure money matters are just as easy to deal with.Establish budgeting practices and Personal Finances Before You Get Married

Before you get married, make sure you discuss and manage your personal finances by:

  • Communicating

The first thing you should do when you decide to spend your lives together is to sit down and bare all. This means telling your fiancée everything about your personal finances, and hearing everything about theirs. You’ll want to know about debts, savings habits and plans for the future. That’s way Communication is important for any relationship and is especially important for the success of your finances as a married couple.

The decision to have a joint account is different for each couple, and you need to find what works for you. To help you initially adjust to joint finances, you may choose to keep your individual transaction accounts and open a joint account where you transfer funds to cover bills and joint expenses like rent.Whether you keep separate accounts or open joint accounts, you should always make sure the other person is consulted in purchasing decisions.  Read more...

Yes,I am Different

Posted by on June 18, 2011 No comments

I was very impressed at all with Apple Computer advertisement in 1997 that discuss theme of “Think Differently” . Though the ads was so long ago, is outdated. But when I watched again, I just realized how incredible the message behind these ads. This ad you can even still be seen on youtube. It was advertising a very revolusioner.With using this TV ad, Apple computers in 1997 compare themselves with the geniuses and the modifiers of date. Eventually it became one of the successful ad inspire people. With this ad, created the perception that people began to apple indeed different.

Now we return to ourselves, how the principle of thinking is different, behave differently and act differently, can we use in our lives as well? The point is  can you  become “different”? Yes, I am Different !

According A.K. Mackinnon Lauchlan, a consultant and lecturer from Australia, there are 12 steps that you can do to make yourself become different.
Let us discuss one by one which might be an alternative for you.

1.  Being a revolutionary

How: Questioning something that had been made, done or believed. Remember Galileo by Galileo questioned and believed something very different from the earth around the sun, that is an example of a revolutionary.

2. Being an Innovator

The trick: finding new ways and new approaches in doing sesuatu.Ingatlah with James Watt who created the steam engine and revolutionized the industry tremendously.

3. Being a creative

How: birth and express a new ways and ideas. For example, the inventor of incandescent lamps in which everyone already knew the work of Thomas Alva Edison, but a French national, Georges Claude tries a new kind of light that is fluorescent lamps (TL)  Read more...

Benjamin Wey:The Man of New York Global Group

Posted by on June 13, 2011 No comments

Benjamin Wey, the man behind the enormous success of New York Global Group (NYGG) , is known for his extensive knowledge about the issues associated with the trade relations between China and US and provides valuable advice to US companies interested in investing in the Chinese market. As the President of NYGG, Benjamin Wey  has played a significant role in making the company a pioneer in the field of providing investment banking and strategic consulting services.

His expertise in finance and global market trends has helped Mr. Wey in ensuring that his company reaches the pinnacle of success and is instrumental in strengthening the business ties between the two economic giants of the world. With the Chinese opening up their economy to foreign investors, the US-China relationships have entered a new phase. In the changed scenario, New York Global Group (NYGG) has emerged as a leading Wall Street firm that provides advice to not only individual companies but even government organizations about ensuring better business relations with China. Thanks to his consistent hard work and persistent efforts, today NYGG is renowned internationally for helping its China-based clients with not only valuable business plans and strategic opinions but also with the investment capital.

Staring his career as an informal expert on issued pertaining to the trade relations with China, Benjamin Wey is today considered to be an authority on US-China trade relations. The journey that he started nearly 20 years back with just about $62 in his pocket has put him into the seat of the President of a company that currently has more than $500 million in the form of investment capital.  Read more...