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Articles that demonstrate the Use of Lean Six Sigma in a Corporate Turnaround

Hoshin Kanri Aligns Goals and Unifies Organizations

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The concept of Hoshin Kanri provides clarity and focus to an organization, by aligning strategic goals through all levels of an organization. It creates an organic flow of information which runs through an organization, where goals run down from management, through the mid-level operation to the production floor. In return, the flow reverses and the […]

Marketing Professionals Adopt Lean Agile Techniques

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Marketing professionals are starting to take their cues from the manufacturing industry and adopt lean agile principles to improve performance and value. A common tool in lean agile practices used in manufacturing are sprints. The two practices are complementary, and achieve significant results when applied appropriately. Recently, a marketing director with a Fortune 100 organization […]

[VIDEO] Building the Future With Elon Musk

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Elon Musk…innovator and visionary. The guy is mass producing electric cars that are sexy, digging tunnels under Los Angeles and trying to go to Mars. When he gets focused on a vision he typically makes it happen, against all odds. Recently, Tesla hit a downturn with manufacturing, and a board of directors who were seeking […]

Voice of the Customer (VOC): Get Strategic and Get Results

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“The single most important thing is to make people happy. If you are making people happy, as a side effect, they will be happy to open up their wallets and pay you.” ~Derek Sivers, Founder of CD Baby When you are dealing with customer issues, do you ever feel you are just putting out fires? Running […]

The Best of Shmula

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We are proud provide you a recap of five of our most recent blogs for your enjoyment and reference. Please do not forget to dive into the archives from time to time and catch up on reading you may have missed! Using Regression Analysis to Improve Cause and Effect Analysis Understanding the Change Acceleration Process […]

[VIDEO] A Glimpse Into the Future of Manufacturing

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Elon Musk is the co-founder, CEO and Product Architect at Tesla, overseeing all product development, engineering, and design of the company’s electric vehicles, battery products, and solar roofs. His unique expertise lends to some very interesting views on the future of manufacturing and innovation. Sit back and enjoy a glimpse into the future! Related Posts:[VIDEO] Tesla […]

[VIDEO] Lean Manufacturing and Respecting People For Success

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It is all about the people. You can have all the tools, principles and practices of lean and lean manufacturing down pat, but you are finding success elusive! Your most valuable asset is the people of your organization and they have to be placed as your first priority. Lean and lean manufacturing principles are truly […]

[VIDEO] Lean Six Sigma Approaches in Healthcare

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Lean principles have been used in manufacturing for decades. We know that lean principles can be successfully applied to the delivery of healthcare. Although healthcare differs in many ways from manufacturing, there are also significant similarities. Patient care professionals must rely on multiple, complex processes to accomplish their tasks and provide value to the customer or […]

Healthcare: Improving Quality and Innovation With Lean Principles

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No other industry places such a high a premium on quality of service as healthcare. Given the essential requirement of quality in the healthcare industry, consumers expect providers to lead the way in innovation and quality efforts in the services they provide. As a percentage of its gross domestic product (GDP), we spend more on […]