Monthly Archives: September 2005

Business Improvement with Six Sigma

Posted on September 29, 2005 by John Hunter

Business Improvement with Six Sigma [the broken link was removed] by Dr Anirban Basu (Express Computer, India IT weekly): The organisation, a CMMI-level 5 company found that although the SLA (Service Level Agreement) with its US client specified that the … Continue reading →

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Spreading the Lean Gospel

Posted on September 29, 2005 by John Hunter

Spreading the Lean Gospel [the broken link was removed] by Rebecca Reid: Bested said lean manufacturing at the Air Fuel Modules Division was a two-fold philosophy. The first aspect was to resolve current manufacturing inefficiencies and to implement lean principles … Continue reading →

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The Lion of Lean

Posted on September 25, 2005 by John Hunter

Great article – The Lion of Lean: An Interview with James Womack [broken link was removed] by Francis J. Quinn, Supply Chain Management Review: Let’s just take one example in the purchasing area. People say, “Yes, we’re going to have … Continue reading →

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How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

Posted on September 25, 2005 by John Hunter

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers [the broken link was removed], Sarah Jane Johnston interview of Steven Spear. It is our conclusion that Toyota has developed a set of principles, Rules-in-Use we’ve called them, that allow organizations to engage … Continue reading →

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SPC: History and Understanding

Posted on September 23, 2005 by John Hunter

SPC: From Chaos To Wiping the Floor [broken link removed 🙁 it will be nice when sites start to realize breaking links is not acceptable] by Lynne Hare (who also was the 1997 Hunter Award winner) Shewhart based control chart … Continue reading →

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Operational Definitions and Data Collection

Posted on September 22, 2005 by John Hunter

Americans’ Dirty Secret Revealed [the broken link was removed] by Bjorn Carey See also: Google News on washing hands [broken link was removed] – Soap and Detergent Association press release [another broken link was remove] A study released recently spawned … Continue reading →

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Googlebombing

Posted on September 22, 2005 by John Hunter

The Google blog has a new post on: Googlebombing ‘failure’ Basically they explain that Google is not making a judgment that the result top results for “failure” represent Google’s opinion of who is a failure. The top result is the … Continue reading →

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Everybody Wants It, Toyota’s Got It

Posted on September 21, 2005 by John Hunter

Everybody Wants It, Toyota’s Got It [oops, pointy haired boss broke link, so I removed it] by Grant Robertson, Globe and Mail (Canada): Despite riding atop the North American auto sector for the past decade, the company’s manufacturing methods are … Continue reading →

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25 New MacArthur Fellows

Posted on September 21, 2005 by John Hunter

25 New MacArthur Fellows Announced press release [the broken link was removed] overview of fellows [the broken link was removed] The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named 25 new MacArthur Fellows for 2005. Each received a phone … Continue reading →

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Solectron IndustryWeek Best Plant

Posted on September 15, 2005 by John Hunter

Solectron Corp: IW Best Plants [the broken link was removed] by John Teresko To empower its employee strategy, Columbia (and the rest of Solectron) is dedicated to an ongoing journey of Six Sigma and lean manufacturing, says Petta. For example, … Continue reading →

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