Operations

The Department That Should Not Exist

The Department That Should Not Exist

In operations work, a quality control department is a tell. It means the company catches symptoms instead of tracing causes. Higher education is covered in the same tell: surveys that cast the wounded as lapsed customers instead of witnesses, trust committees where the winners examine the winners, and a quality seal that never tested the outcome families borrow against.

Combating Coronavirus Misinformation

Combating COVID-19 Coronavirus Misinformation

Coronavirus stories are everywhere. Too many of these stories are wrong. Here are the relevant facts to inform our policy strategy

A Guide For Improving Procurement Performance

Bundle of Money saved by Procurement

Surprisingly few senior executives really understand the scope of procurement. Why is procurement still so under-leveraged, and what should be done about it?