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Daily Archives: October 20, 2005
2005 Deming Prize
2005 the Deming Prize Winners Announced: The Deming Application Prize (alphabetical order) Hosei Brake Industry Co., Limited(Japan) – web site Krishna Maruti Limited, Seat Division(India) Rane Engine Valves Limited(India) – web site Rane TRW Steering Systems Limited, Steering Gear Division(India) … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, India, Management, Manufacturing
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Eliminating Complexity from Work
Eliminating Complexity from Work: Improving Productivity by Enhancing Quality [broken link replaced with link from the Internet Archive] by F. Timothy Fuller. National Productivity Review, Autumn, 1985. A case study of a process improvement from 1985. as much as half … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking, Management, Manufacturing, Process improvement
Tagged lean manufacturing, productivity
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Marketing in a Lean Company
Where Is Marketing In All of This? [the broken link was removed]: The problem with all of this is that it is based on the idea that sales and manufacturing are distinct entities, with a one way flow between them, … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Lean thinking, Management, Systems thinking
Tagged marketing, organization as a system, sales
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What’s Holding Back Lean?
What’s Holding Back Lean? [the broken link was removed] by Lauren Gibbons Paul (via Got Boondoggle – another new Lean blog): 2. A short-sighted focus on cost reduction Responding to profit imperatives, many companies are concentrating only on reducing costs … Continue reading
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