Why Six Sigma Is the Future of Complex Organizations In the last decades, many different methodologies have sprung up for dealing with the complex structure of a large organization that spans across multiple departments. Some of those methodologies have proven successful, while others have fallen out of favor over time. Among all of them though, […]
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Lean Corporate Mindset: What Does It Take?
Lean Corporate Mindset: What Does It Take? So you’ve started to come to terms with the fact that you need to integrate lean thinking into your organization. That’s certainly a great thing, but it’s not something that you just snap your fingers and see the results – you’ll have to put some actual effort into […]
Leveraging Six Sigma to Get a Better Overview of Your Operations
> Leveraging Six Sigma to Get a Better Overview of Your Operations One of the best things about Six Sigma is the way it pays attention to the small details in the organization’s workflow, and how it allows managers and other leaders to get a precise overview of what’s going on under the hood. It […]
Integrating Lean Six Sigma Principles in an Established Corporate Structure
Integrating Lean Six Sigma Principles in an Established Corporate Structure Fighting against an established corporate structure can be an uphill battle in many cases, even when your goal is to improve the overall situation of the company. It can sometimes take serious convincing to get the message across and ensure that everyone is on the […]
How Six Sigma Has Changed the Corporate Landscape
How Six Sigma Has Changed the Corporate Landscape Six Sigma has been around for a while now, and its impact on various industries is already quite noticeable. It only takes a brief look at the current state of the corporate world to realize the huge changes that have been brought forward by the tight integration […]
Hoshin Kanri Aligns Goals and Unifies Organizations
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
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
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
“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
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 […]
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