Process Improvement Advice & Best Practices
“Epiphanized” Author Bob Sproull Tells All About His Own Epiphany!
Mike Hannan interviews Bob Sproull of NOVACES an author, executive and business turnaround expert, about his recently released book “Epiphanized: Integrating Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma” – and Bob talks about his own epiphany early on in his career!
Written as a business novel, Epiphanized is an attention-grabbing and fast-paced story of the transformation of Barton Enterprises, a manufacturer of fuel tanks for the aviation and defense industry. Like so many other companies, Barton is struggling to meet customer due dates while eking out a minimal profit margin. Joe Pecci, a process improvement expert, is hired by Barton to change their fate, but Joe soon realizes that the culture and performance metrics in place will make this a difficult thing to do. When Barton s VP of Operations, Sam Henderson, is given an ultimatum to fix Barton or lose his job, Sam becomes a willing partner for change.
