Offical Partner
PQ+ Internal
02.07.2011 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
PQ+ keeps the pace
2011 is not only the year, when the consulting business is really and finally turning around, but also the year of changes and new developments for PQ+.
After building up PQ+ from its first days, our founding partner ...
05.01.2011 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
Season's Greetings and a Happy Innovative Year 2011!
We wish all our customers, colleagues and friends the best for a healthy and prosperous 2011! We hope for many opportunities to continue working together and leverage innovative technologies for productivity and general operations improvement.
Innovation is of ...
03.07.2010 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
PQ+ selected as IBM Smarter Work Partner
Based on our groundbreaking work with video technology in the production arena, IBM has selected us into the circle of the IBM Smarter Work Partners. We are of course exhilerated about that!
Together with the IBM power we have ...
20.10.2009 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
FAZ: YouTube for Manufacturing
The leading German newspaper, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported in a special on the future of the important German mid size company sector about AviX®.
Recently we submitted AviX® for an independent evaluation to the Technical ...
12.08.2009 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
German Industry way behind in Productivity
While the U.S. manufacturing sector has faced the realities and reduced the workforce, the German industry has resorted to so called "reduced work-time schemes", Kurzarbeit in German.
"Shortwork" sounds like an example from Orwell's newspeak, is however very ...
22.07.2009 | Elke-Maria Rosenbusch
Needle found in haystack: improvement of productivity with AviX
MM MaschinenMarkt online pubished an article about improvement of produductivity with video analysis by Christian Cahn von Seelen, managing director of PQ+ Unternehmensberatung GmbH. MM Maschinenmarkt online is a portal which provides information about the ...
28.05.2009 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
Top rated IT-Innovation for SMEs by PQ+
+ PQ+® Productivity by Video finishes Top 20 at the IT Innovation Award CeBIT 2009
+ More than 2.000 entries for the award under the patronage of the Federal Minister for Economy and Technology
+ Innovative web approach ...
22.04.2009 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
China Beats German Machinery Firms
*** a translation for this blog is not yet available. We apologize for any inconvenience. ***
[img 33 img]
...
13.04.2009 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
40% Productivity Increase with AviX®, the Lean Production Software
• 40% Productivity Increase already in the Pilot Project
• Lean Project with full employee buy-in and improved ergonomics
Luxo Sverige AB is a modern production facility that focuses on total lighting solutions for the professional ...
26.01.2009 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
AviX® 4: More Productivity and Ergonomics by Video
With AviX® 4 the latest release of the groundbreaking productivity software suite from Sweden finally reaches the continent. Completely recreated on the latest software platform and future-proof through new features and still simpler use – and with a ...
22.12.2008 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
Armageddon and Merry Christmas
What really drives us crazy at PQ+ is not the Financial Crisis per se, nor the discussion about consumer vouchers or VAT reductions. No, it is the mass delusion which makes Media and a big part of Politics herd behind ...
29.10.2008 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
Debut: AviX® Ergo on the Expoprotection in Paris
As a first ever PQ+ and our Swedish partner firm
Solme AB present the latest release of AviX®, including the brand new video based ergonomics module, on the Expoprotection in Paris. Here the
26.09.2008 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
Swedish companies successful with AviX®
On occasion of the launch of AviX® 4, the latest release of the AviX® productivity suite, Swedish newspapers and weblogs report on the important role, this software plays for the Swedish manufacturing industry.
“Production for ...
28.07.2008 | Elke-Maria Rosenbusch
PQ+ enlarges circle of business partners: Gunter Fauth new on board
Since July Gunter Fauth, a longtime executive of Daimler AG, is new on board of PQ+ Consulting. His performances will be offered in the field of quality: total quality management, lean operations and, additionally, supervision of ...
24.06.2008 | Elke-Maria Rosenbusch
PQ+ experts: successful fair-performance
PQ+ expert squad on productivity had a successful performance on the symposium and fair “Beyond Lean: Successful Strategies for the Future” in Stuttgart, Germany. Many visitors were interested in the presentation of the highly innovative software-based instrument
15.06.2008 | Elke-Maria Rosenbusch
PQ+ experts on symposium and fair „Beyond Lean“
This week, on June 17 and 18, PQ+ expert squad on productivity will present their competencies at the 4. symposium “Beyond Lean: Successful Strategies for the Future” in Stuttgart, Germany. On the fair accompanying the symposium
24.04.2008 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
„Expensive detour abroad“
About a year ago PQ+ reported under „Manufacturing in Germany – A Renaissance“ on the increasing stream of formerly relocated production back to Germany. On the occasion of this year’s Hannover Messe, the big industry trade fair, the ...
07.04.2008 | Hubertus von Laer
Seeking shelter - some thoughts about risks
“No risk – no fun” is a common saying. If one loses fun in dealing with life´s imponderabilities the freedom of shaping space diminishes.Nontheless – we want to recognize risks, we want to classify them, we want to estimate their ...
17.03.2008 | Elke-Maria Rosenbusch
PQ+ goes Europe
On March 13, 2008 PQ founded its first European subsidiary in Eindhoven, Nerherlands. Together with our new partners Clemens van den Berghe and Max van Vriesland PQ+ Netherlands B.V., so the ...
13.02.2008 | Dr. Uwe Büchner
New PQ+ field of competence: Management of Product Development
An excellent product development management system is a foundation pillar of success for all manufacturing enterprises. This ensures that timing, product quality and costs in conjunction with shorter development cycles, a huge variety, and an immense product and manufacturing complexity ...
31.01.2008 | Elke-Maria Rosenbusch
Small and medium-sized enterprises value practice-oriented consulting
Up to some years ago corporate consultants were rarely found in small and medium businesses. Even “Süddeutsche Zeitung” recently had in its title the “unconvinceables” – companies that do not employ consultants to avoid the confession of their own incompetence.
03.01.2008 | Elke-Maria Rosenbusch
Interim Management
Economic recovery and lean structures in the management of companies and organisations caused a rapidly rising demand for interim managers in the last years.
Through our extensive network with highly professional managers we were able to solve ...
19.12.2007 | Elke-Maria Rosenbusch
Season´s greetings
PQ+ wishes all clients and people who are in touch with us - in Europe, the United States and Asia - a happy and cheerful holiday season.
May everybody enjoy a refreshing coming-together with family and friends. Hopefully our ...
12.12.2007 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
The raging debate on management salaries - Germany vs. Japan
In a very German debate, the question of the "just" payment for managers has been brought up between the political parties. While the social democrats go so far as to suggest fixed upper limits, even the ruling conservatives ...
30.11.2007 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
Consulting for Kids
Recently, on of our partners had the opportunity to explain "Consulting" to the 2nd grade of the school of one of his kids.
Frankfurt International School is the oldest and biggest international school ...
28.09.2007 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
Manufacturing Location Germany - Return of the Repentant, 2nd Edition
A recent article in the German news weekly Spiegel strongly supports PQ+' view of the underestimated hidden cost of a relocation of manufacturing. Based on a study by the renowned Fraunhofer Institute for System and ...
29.08.2007 | Barbara Büchner
Consulting before Consulting?
The question might seem a joke - however at PQ+ it is daily business. Frequently we are asked by companies to support them during problem analysis and consultant selection phase. We can offer a successful and reliable approch that results ...
19.07.2007 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
Consultants: Obstructed Voyage
In its latest edition the mangement monthly Impulse reports on the difficulties to find the best consultant. Specifically for SMEs the selection of the appropriate consulting support is "extremely difficult".
Impulse points specifically to ...
08.02.2007 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
Manufacturing in Germany - A Renaissance
Recently PQ+ had the opportunity to discuss with a group of entrepreneurs from South-West Germany on the challenges of competitive manufacturing in Germany. Please find here our presentation "Manufacturing in Germany - A Renaissance" regarding this topic. ...
17.01.2007 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
New Year's Greetings
PQ+ extends the best wishes for 2007 with a little poem from Hugo Wolf's "Italian Songbook", which we feel he dedicated specifically to the client - consultant relationship:
Who called you, then? Who sent for you?
11.07.2006 | Dr. Uwe Büchner
Increasing Productivity in Foundries
For several years now SOLME Deutschland GmbH, PQ+' JV Partner for productivity is running improvement projects in foundries. This is done through our proprietory method of production omptimization through video, called AviX.
On the annual ...
25.05.2006 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
Small Consulting Companies Capture an Increasing Market Share
As the Financial Times Germany (FTD) reported, based on a poll of Lünendonk , mid size and small consulting companies captured the highest growth rates in the past year. The specialists may ...
09.04.2006 | Manfred Schüle
Objectives of Strike Harm Emplyoment
In two major industries, Metal/Electrics as well as in the Public Services tough public bargaining confrontations are anticipated or already ongoing. The impression prevails, that the heat of the conflict mainly serves the purpose to close the ranks within the ...
18.03.2006 | Dr. Uwe Büchner
Support for "Standort Deutschland" by PQ+
PQ+ is a network of consultants and trainers offering a vast array of competences aimed at the achievement of Business Excellence for companies and organizations in Germany .
Business Excellence is an essential requirement to be at the top ...
08.03.2006 | Christian Cahn von Seelen
6% less Insolvency Proceedings in 2005
The Federal Bureau for Statistics announced in a press release on March 3, 2006 that the number of insolvencies in Germany in 2005 was 6% less than in 2004. In absolute figures this means, that ...
12.02.2006 | Dr. Uwe Büchner
New Graduates or former Executives as Consultants - what's the better deal?
Consulting Companies as Headhunters - that was the caption of a recent article in the German news magazine "Der Spiegel". It reported on the recruiting methods of the big consulting companies in the universities. The targets, undergraduates in ...
05.02.2006 |
BMW is offline
Google takes the gloves off: Since yesterday the entire website bmw.de is not available anymore through Google.
Already on Jan 11, 2006, Matt Cutts, Chief Software Developer of Google Search, announced in his weblog that ...
31.01.2006 | Dr. Uwe Büchner
„Entlassungsproduktivität“ – "lay-off-productivity", elected non-word of the year 2005
Every year a jury of linguists elects the non-word of the year in Germany. Non-word in the sense of the most outrageous, nonsensical or euphemistic word or phrase. This year it is “Entlassungsproduktivität”, literally translated lay-off – productivity, thus ...
25.01.2006 | Barbara Büchner
The art of retrospection
When a new year starts, everybody likes to present reviews, yearly plans and forecasts – in corporations as well as in politics, or in the private domain – although here, it is more about „new year’s resolutions“.
Whatever these ...
08.01.2006 | Dr. Uwe Büchner
Medicine as a holistic and preventive experience – an example for a preventive and holistic approach to corporate development?
Last December, Barbara and I chose to follow a full programme of Ayurveda-Treatments in Sri Lanka. We had heard a lot of good things about this before, however, we did not really know what to really expect. Honestly, we were ...
04.12.2005 | Dr. Hansjörg Künzel
Internal Customer-Supplier Relationships
Despite the flood of literature on satisfied customers, every single day, we experience all too often that it is not fun in the slightest to be a customer. The recent ADAC-Customer Satisfaction Survey highlights it once more in ...
01.12.2005 | Dr. Uwe Büchner
PQ+ wishes Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Only when on Christmas Eve the Christmas Tree stands upright in all its brightness in the Centre of the Family, then we can start to relax and feel the joy and happiness which Christmas can give us.
24.11.2005 |
Weblog - Why this?
Nowadays word of mouth is much more important for most consumers than advertising, so a Intelliseek-Study. According to this analysis more than 50% of those polled give a higher trust to the personal experiences and opinions of individuals ...