From fires to employee errors, all businesses face risks. Starting a business without risk is impossible, so to run successful businesses, small-business owners must understand and prepare for the ...

There is much discussion about continuous improvement, kaizen and operational excellence pursuits in operations management. Many times, the topic of process improvement neglects the more important ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Companies that want to achieve a sustainable and profitable business need to focus on three dimensions of their operations, generally speaking. First is value protection, a foundational concern that ...

Businesses can get a decent idea of how they are doing in operations by examining internal company data through reports and graphs. However, sometimes those close to the company don't review this data ...

Operations management is a multi-disciplinary field that focuses on managing all aspects of an organization’s operations. The typical company carries out various functions as a part of its operation.

According to the Process Excellence Network, 2025 will see a laser focus on operational excellence as a pillar of survival and competitiveness. Optimized process flows -- the right people, following ...

As we continue to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, the global economy is facing a new set of challenges: inflation, fragile consumer loyalty and, finally, a possible recession. In such an uncertain ...

Operational risk scenario analysis has existed for a long time. Why is it under more scrutiny now? Patrick Naim, Elseware: I wouldn’t describe it as scrutiny so much as more ambitious objectives for ...

Becker’s asked four health system strategic leaders to pick one operational process systems must rethink in 2026. If you are a COO or strategic leader in healthcare and are interested in joining ...