Lean Sigma Tools for Supply Chain, part 1
Not all of the lessons from Toyota and Motorola translate well into health care, project management, product development, services but many easily […]
Category: Lean Sigma
Lean Six Sigma Certification Game
A friend and colleague, Bill Bentley, writes about the use of professional certifications in the recruiting industry. I had a long talk […]
A cynic’s view of Lean Six Sigma
The Scratching Post has a jaded but honest collection of views of how movements become evil or how half enlightened fanatics can […]
Green and Lean
Combining the questions of green and sustainability with the application of lean thinking to supply chain and logistics I offer these current […]
Walter Shewhart
Dr. Shewhart was a prominent scientist with the Western Electric Engineering Department back in the 1920s. In 1924, Dr. Shewhart devised a […]
Frederick Taylor
Taylor, Frederick Winslow (1856-1915), American industrial engineer, who originated scientific management in business. He was born in Germantown (now part of Philadelphia), […]
More Kanban Calculations
First listed various formulations of calculating kanban quantities in
Entropy and the death of peaceful order
Had dinner last night with Richard Zuber, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at Honeywell. He was a student of mine some […]
Cutting off the tail
Running out of room? Consolidating operations? Relocating to a new location? Need to liberate some cash? It’s time to purge your […]
10 Things you can do to reduce inventory now
Things you can do to free up some cash right now: Adjust safety stock Reduce safety lead time Cut POÂ quantities in half […]
Kanban Simulation
Table top simulations are always a great training aid, and a debugging tool too. Despite careful instruction and process design reviews misconceptions […]
Process Improvement in a Down Economy
Many business leaders fail to see the opportunities that an economic downturn provides. To take advantage of opportunities you first need to […]